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U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Swainston, of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, conducts training with Iraqi army soldiers at a traffic control point near Mahmudiyah, Iraq, April 13, 2006.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Swainston, of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, conducts training with Iraqi army soldiers at a traffic control point near Mahmudiyah, Iraq, April 13, 2006.

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