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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Keith McDonald, pointing, of Alpha Company, 8th Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, advises a local to clear the area because his platoon is conducting a cordon and search of the Al Amin area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.

EAST BAGHDAD

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Keith McDonald, pointing, of Alpha Company, 8th Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, advises a local to clear the area because his platoon is conducting a cordon and search of the Al Amin area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.

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