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U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team patrol the streets of Tall Kayf, Iraq, March 1, 2006.

Stryker Patrol

U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team patrol the streets of Tall Kayf, Iraq, March 1, 2006.

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