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U.S. Army soldiers and members of Sons of Iraq move to where they will establish a checkpoint in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, March 6, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldiers and members of Sons of Iraq move to where they will establish a checkpoint in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, March 6, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldiers and members of Sons of Iraq move to where they will establish a checkpoint in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, March 6, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

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