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Air Force Senior Master Sgt. David Mason, a first sergeant, poses for a photo during a security forces patrol while on a deployment to Iraq in 2008. Courtesy photo

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. David Mason, a first sergeant, poses for a photo during a security forces patrol while on a deployment to Iraq in 2008. Courtesy photo

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. David Mason, a first sergeant, poses for a photo during a security forces patrol while on a deployment to Iraq in 2008. Courtesy photo

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