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Staff Sgt. Samuel Ward gives a pre-mission brief emphasizing safety and diligence.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Samuel Ward, team leader and convoy commander, gives a pre-mission brief emphasizing safety and diligence to soldiers from the Guardians Maneuver Element, 17th Fires Brigade prior to departing Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, on June 2, 2010.