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U.S. Army Soldiers escort newly trained Iraqi police officers off a helicopter-landing pad in Salem, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2007. The soldiers assisted over 750 newly trained Iraqi police officers to an area where senior Iraqi police officers could introduce the new recruits to the police force.

ARMY ESCORT

U.S. Army Soldiers escort newly trained Iraqi police officers off a helicopter-landing pad in Salem, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2007. The soldiers assisted over 750 newly trained Iraqi police officers to an area where senior Iraqi police officers could introduce the new recruits to the police force.

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