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Hero for a day

Army Gen. David Petraeus, then-commander Multinational Force Iraq, congratulates Staff Sgt. Otis Luke after presenting the medic with one of his commander's coins. The sergeant thwarted an escape attempt by a dangerous terrorist during a 120-day deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq from mid-May to late-September 2008.(U.S. Army Photo)

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