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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alain Etienne, right, gathers information from the residents of a house during a cordon and knock operation in the Adhamiyah area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2006. Etienne is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment.

GATHERING INFORMATION

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alain Etienne, right, gathers information from the residents of a house during a cordon and knock operation in the Adhamiyah area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2006. Etienne is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment.

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