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U.S. Army Sgt. Jake Desmarais descends a staircase.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jake Desmarais descends a staircase after searching the roof of a house for explosive devices in Dora, Iraq, on June 21, 2007. Desmarais is with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment out of Fort Lewis, Wash.