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Marine Sgt. David M. Liske, a metal worker with Combat Service Support Company 122, welds additional armor plating to a Humvee Dec. 23, 2004, at Camp Fallujah Iraq. CSSC-122?s welders ? six Marines in all ? worked around the clock to weld armor on more than 115 military vehicles used for convoys and patrols during the height of Fallujah combat operations. Using both pre-fabricated kits of armor and scrap metal from inoperable vehicles, these Marines have welded extra armor onto doors, back panels, gun mounts, and undersides of everything from trucks to bulldozers to help protect Marines operating inside the ?City of Mosques.? Liske is a 34-year-old native of Camanche, Iowa.