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The torch of Army Sgt. Julius McLarin throws out a shower of sparks.
The torch of Army Sgt. Julius McLarin throws out a shower of sparks as he cuts armor plate at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on April 18, 2006. McLarin is attached to the Brigade Support Battalion, 172nd Infantry Brigade.