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A U.S. Army soldier from 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, searches abandoned buildings and homes while on patrol along the Diyala River in East Baghdad, Iraq, July 4, 2006.

Baghdad Patrol

A U.S. Army soldier from 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, searches abandoned buildings and homes while on patrol along the Diyala River in East Baghdad, Iraq, July 4, 2006.

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