A soldier re-emerges from the water.

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Published August 31, 2026

LSA Anaconda, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2004: Spc. Gwendolyn Palmer re-emerges from the water at the outdoor swimming pool. She has just been baptized by Chaplain (1st Lt.) Dan Langston.

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