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Capt. Josh Richardson (left), commander, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, listens to advice from U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker while patrolling Richardson’s area of operations in the Raabi neighborhood of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District, June 25.

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Capt. Josh Richardson (left), commander, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, listens to advice from U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker while patrolling Richardson’s area of operations in the Raabi neighborhood of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District, June 25.

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