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Jan 1, 2005

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Wheeler, an M249 squad automatic gunner with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, searches behind a painting inside a ruined home here during 'Operation Hard Knock.' The 21-year-old Bumpass, Va. native's unit worked alongside Iraqi Security Forces to search through every house and field in a sector of Fallujah, confiscate numerous weapons and explosive materials, and detain four known insurgent supporters.

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