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The language barrier is a tricky obstacle for Lance Cpl. Perry R. Schultz, a 20-year-old native of Sacramento, Calif., as he interacts with Iraqi contractors June 18, 2006 while working at the reverse osmosis water purification unit at Blue Diamond just outside of Ramadi. Shultz and two other Marines here utilize the system to produce 15,000 to 18,000 gallons of cleaned, purified and chlorinated water here every day for Iraqi Security Forces. Without the water, the ISF would be severely limited in their ability to prepare food, shower and otherwise survive as they conduct missions in the region.