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Army Capt. Yolanda O. Lee, who served in Takrit, Iraq, in 2005, talks to a reporter before a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystal City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012. Lee, assigned to the D.C. Army National Guard, later joined other Iraq War veterans at a dinner at the White House in their honor.

TAKRIT TALK

Army Capt. Yolanda O. Lee, who served in Takrit, Iraq, in 2005, talks to a reporter before a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystal City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012. Lee, assigned to the D.C. Army National Guard, later joined other Iraq War veterans at a dinner at the White House in their honor.

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