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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bill Straily, right, shakes hands with the an Iraqi Police SWAT team deputy commander on Oct. 22, 2006, in Diwaniyah, Iraq. U.S. forces had just provided the Iraqi SWAT team with 100 new uniforms.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bill Straily, right, shakes hands with the an Iraqi Police SWAT team deputy commander on Oct. 22, 2006, in Diwaniyah, Iraq. U.S. forces had just provided the Iraqi SWAT team with 100 new uniforms.

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