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U.S. soldiers are greeted by a donkey leading a herd of sheep during a cordon and search for high-value insurgents in Upper Dugmut Village, Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company D, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.

DUGMUT DONKEY

U.S. soldiers are greeted by a donkey leading a herd of sheep during a cordon and search for high-value insurgents in Upper Dugmut Village, Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company D, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.

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