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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Stowe, from Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, stops to visually scan the area during a cordon and search mission in Ur, Iraq, Sept. 14, 2006.

SCANNING THE AREA

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Stowe, from Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, stops to visually scan the area during a cordon and search mission in Ur, Iraq, Sept. 14, 2006.

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