Latin Americans in Iraq

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Norman Solano, shown in Basra, Iraq, in 2006, is one of thousands of Latin Americans who have taken jobs with U.S. contractors as security guards in Iraq and Afghanistan. Solano served from 2005 to 2007.

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Norman Solano, shown in Basra, Iraq, in 2006, is one of thousands of Latin Americans who have taken jobs with U.S. contractors as security guards in Iraq and Afghanistan. Solano served from 2005 to 2007.

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