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U.S. Army Sgt. Raymond Averesch (left), Pfc. Curtis Lacher (center) and Spc. Cedrick Griffin, with the Military Transition and Training Team, assemble a wheel for a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle in Kadhimiya, Iraq, on Feb. 23, 2009.

Sgt. Raymond Averesch, Pfc. Curtis Lacher and Spc. Cedrick Griffin assemble a wheel.

U.S. Army Sgt. Raymond Averesch (left), Pfc. Curtis Lacher (center) and Spc. Cedrick Griffin, with the Military Transition and Training Team, assemble a wheel for a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle in Kadhimiya, Iraq, on Feb. 23, 2009.

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