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Photo 1: Ash Shura, Iraq, April 24, 2010: An American soldier during a night mission in which members of his unit looked for improvised explosive devices.

Photo 2: Karma, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2006: Sgt. Jesse E. Leach of the Marines dragged Lance Cpl. Juan Valdez-Castillo to safety, moments after he was shot by a sniper during a patrol with the Iraqi Army.  He survived.

Photo 3: Zagarit, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2006: Lance Cpl. James L. Davis Jr., right, of the Eight Marines took a smoking break after observing enemy activity from the rooftop of an Iraqi home.

Photos and captions from Joao Silva for the New York Times

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/im-good-baby-joao-silva-says/