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Yeah one of

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Lance corporal Calvin Hartley and his

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team of auto mechanics at Al Taqaddum

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Airbase have a daily dilemma . They've

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got to replace parts for the cougar

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model , mine resistant ambush protected

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vehicles . Parts that don't always fit

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the way they're supposed to . Parts are

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made for each individual truck when it

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comes out of the factory . So it's

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definitely take some fabrication

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homemade piece back together ,

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reshaping a bullet and bomb resistant

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piece of metal takes creativity and

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patients the tools of the trade pretty

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much whatever it takes to bend , cut

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and fasten the parts of the frame of

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the cougar so it can get back on the

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road . The M rap is one of the most

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protective vehicles coalition forces

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used in Iraq and it's saving lives

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every day . These are made to withstand

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the play definitely a lifesaver I was I

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prefer to go out and anything else with

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an Iraqi freedom minute from Alfa

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Cottam , I'm Air Force Sergeant

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Nicholas kurtz . Uh huh .