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Soldier re-enlists to fulfill promise to fallen friend

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FOB MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq – Spc. David McLean Jr., Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, aims his newly assigned M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, which once belonged to his friend, Spc. Brian Kubik. Kubik died Aug. 5, days after being struck by small-arms fire during a patrol. McLean re-enlisted to stay in the Army to fulfill a promise he made to Kubik.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. George Welcome, 2nd BCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div.)

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06/09/2006
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