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    U.S. patrol base renaming ceremony in Samarra honors sacrifice, productive future

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    U.S. patrol base renaming ceremony in Samarra honors sacrifice, productive future

    Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division salute behind a tribute to Staff Sgt. Todd Olson as Iraqi policemen raise the Iraqi flag during a renaming and transition ceremony in Samarra, June 30. The patrol base was formerly known as Patrol Base Olson in honor of Olson, who died of wounds sustained during an attack in Samarra in Dec. 2006. The new name of the base is Fond'k Abo Hera, which means Lake Hotel in Arabic.

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    Date Taken: 06.30.2009
    Date Posted: 07.03.2009 11:13
    Photo ID: 184909
    VIRIN: 090630-A-4142B-007
    Resolution: 1200x1245
    Size: 1.14 MB
    Location: TIKRIT, IQ

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