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Iraqi Army soldiers and paratroopers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, patrol through a town in South Baghdad as part of an area recon mission, Nov. 24, 2006.

AREA RECON MISSION

Iraqi Army soldiers and paratroopers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, patrol through a town in South Baghdad as part of an area recon mission, Nov. 24, 2006.

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