Soldiers bond while exploding IEDs – and getting to know Iraqis

CHAMPAIGN – If you're going to spend 15 months exploding bombs in Iraq with someone, it's best if you trust him.

Spc. Brian Jolley and Spc. Steven Moore came home from the war with all their fingers and toes, and a friendship that will probably last two lifetimes.

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