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As your Sun-Times reports Lt. Col. Richard A. Rodrigues is heading to Iraq after 14 years as a civilian.

Don't you imagine that a 55-year old grandfather who is preparing to ship-off to a war zone would have plenty of complications on his plate without adding something as pernicious as identity theft to the mix?

Me too.

That's why the photograph of Lt. Col. Rodrigues I've posted does not include his social security number.

Unlike the photograph on page nine of your Chicago Sun-Times.

Safety, security and good luck to Lt. Col. Rodrigues and his family.