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A U.S. Army soldier uses a shovel digging a hole searching for the remains of a U.S. servicemember missing in action since 2003, in Baghdad, Aug. 3, 2009.

A U.S. Army soldier uses a shovel digging a hole searching for the remains of a U.S. servicemember missing in action since 2003, in Baghdad, Aug. 3, 2009.

A U.S. Army soldier uses a shovel digging a hole searching for the remains of a U.S. servicemember missing in action since 2003, in Baghdad, Aug. 3, 2009.

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