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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Rader, an Iraqi adviser attached to the 101st Airborne Division, stops to pet some puppies outside a house during a sweep for weapons and items used for making improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2006.

Baghdad Pups

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Rader, an Iraqi adviser attached to the 101st Airborne Division, stops to pet some puppies outside a house during a sweep for weapons and items used for making improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2006.

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