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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Wheeler fabricates a metal mud flap bracket for a vehicle onJoint Base Balad, Iraq, April 21, 2009. Wheeler, a former body shop journeyman with welding experience, is a vehicle-maintenance craftsman assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Wheeler fabricates a metal mud flap bracket for a vehicle onJoint Base Balad, Iraq, April 21, 2009. Wheeler, a former body shop journeyman with welding experience, is a vehicle-maintenance craftsman assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron.

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