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U.S. Army Soldiers enter a house in search of weapons caches in Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, on April 16, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, Company E, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers enter a house in search of weapons caches in Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, on April 16, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, Company E, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

U.S. Army Soldiers enter a house in search of weapons caches in Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, on April 16, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, Company E, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

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