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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 

    34th Red Bull Infantry Division

    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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