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U.S. Army Soldiers walk out of an assumed trash pit or man-made bunker after searching for hidden weapons located in the Southern region of Kirkuk province, Iraq, June 17, 2008.

U.S. Army Soldiers walk out of an assumed trash pit or man-made bunker after searching for hidden weapons located in the Southern region of Kirkuk province, Iraq, June 17, 2008.

U.S. Army Soldiers walk out of an assumed trash pit or man-made bunker after searching for hidden weapons located in the Southern region of Kirkuk province, Iraq, June 17, 2008.

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