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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bruce Antona, center, battalion commander, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to an Iraqi boy during a cordon and search operation in the New Baghdad area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bruce Antona, center, battalion commander, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to an Iraqi boy during a cordon and search operation in the New Baghdad area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.

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