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1st Lt. Eric Laflin, platoon leader for "Dirty" Platoon, Company Alpha, 9th Engineers, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from St. Paul, Minn., asks an Iraqi questions about an improvised explosive device attack that took place June 20 in southern Baghdad.

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1st Lt. Eric Laflin, platoon leader for "Dirty" Platoon, Company Alpha, 9th Engineers, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from St. Paul, Minn., asks an Iraqi questions about an improvised explosive device attack that took place June 20 in southern Baghdad.

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