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Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, prepare for a mission at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad, April 7, 2006. The company works under operational control of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division's 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry.

Southern Baghdad

Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, prepare for a mission at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad, April 7, 2006. The company works under operational control of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division's 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry.

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