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Photo essay: Day in the life

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Staff Sgt. Michael Griffin (right) has just received an Army Commendation Medal at Camp Adder in Iraq. • MORE PHOTOS

Life in a war zone is largely a daily pattern of rituals and routines. Whether it’s washing the grime off a Humvee, analyzing intelligence data about insurgents with the help of sophisticated computers, welding protective steel plates onto trucks or preparing for another combat mission, soldiers find some comfort in the rhythm of their jobs.

At Tallil Air Base in Iraq, AJC staff photographer Keith Hadley recently spent a day observing the jobs and lives of 48th Brigade Combat Team soldiers of the Georgia National Guard.

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