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Iraqi children ride a donkey cart as U.S. Army Stryker vehicles from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, pass by during a mission in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005.

Duty in Iraq

Iraqi children ride a donkey cart as U.S. Army Stryker vehicles from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, pass by during a mission in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005.

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