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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mendez Frith, 1st Platoon, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, briefs his troops before heading out on the streets of Baghdad, Nov. 26, 2006.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mendez Frith, 1st Platoon, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, briefs his troops before heading out on the streets of Baghdad, Nov. 26, 2006.

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