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    A momentary release from gravity: how one Soldier uses his skateboard to relieve stress [Image 2 of 8]

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    A momentary release from gravity: how one Soldier uses his skateboard to relieve stress

    CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, IRAQ

    10.13.2009

    Photo by Pfc. J.P. Lawrence 

    Multi-National Division-South

    An image of skateboarding Sgt. Gregory Opoien, an information assurance officer with the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, can be seen in the reflection of a military vehicle in a parking lot in Contingency Operating Base Basra, Oct. 13. Opoien, a Bloomington, Minn., native, can often be seen skating with Staff Sgt. Ben Nikkel, an acquaintance who used to skate with Opoien with before drills back in Minnesota.

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    Date Taken: 10.13.2009
    Date Posted: 10.26.2009 04:00
    Photo ID: 216958
    VIRIN: 091019-A-4276L-006
    Resolution: 677x1024
    Size: 388.63 KB
    Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, IQ

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