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U.S. soliders pass sandbags to build an extra barrier along the banks of the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa, June 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Military Intellegence from Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa.

U.S. soliders pass sandbags to build an extra barrier along the banks of the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa, June 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Military Intellegence from Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa.

U.S. soliders pass sandbags to build an extra barrier along the banks of the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa, June 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Military Intellegence from Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa.

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