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A U.S. Army soldier uses a shovel to dig and inspect a suspected weapons cache during a patrol with Iraqi army soldiers near the town of Sheik Hammad Village, Iraq, April 10, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 28th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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A U.S. Army soldier uses a shovel to dig and inspect a suspected weapons cache during a patrol with Iraqi army soldiers near the town of Sheik Hammad Village, Iraq, April 10, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 28th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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