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U.S. Army Maj. David Rozelle, Executive Officer for 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., descends a staircase during his daily rounds at Joint Security Station Falcon in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Maj. Rozelle, 38, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2003, is the first amputee to deploy to a combat zone. Next month, he wraps up his third tour in Iraq, and his second as an amputee. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP for Newsweek)