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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, patrol a street in Sheik Hamid, Iraq, during a cordon and search operation, Sept. 29, 2006.

PATROL IN SHEIK HAMID

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, patrol a street in Sheik Hamid, Iraq, during a cordon and search operation, Sept. 29, 2006.

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