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Lance Cpl. Adam L. Schroeder, a 21-year-old native of Tucson, Ariz., cuts a sheet of metal, which will be used to up-armor a Humvee at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 23, 2004. 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.?