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A U.S. Army soldier copes with the overwhelming heat that comes with operating a flame thrower, while working together with Iraqi soldiers in conducting a controlled fire to clear high brush so that an Iraqi outpost nearby has clear visibility of the area, near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.

A U.S. Army soldier copes with the overwhelming heat that comes with operating a flame thrower, while working together with Iraqi soldiers in conducting a controlled fire to clear high brush so that an Iraqi outpost nearby has clear visibility of the area, near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.

A U.S. Army soldier copes with the overwhelming heat that comes with operating a flame thrower, while working together with Iraqi soldiers in conducting a controlled fire to clear high brush so that an Iraqi outpost nearby has clear visibility of the area, near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.

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