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U.S. Army Pfc. Phillip Tyner, of Charlie Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receives updates on possible insurgents in the area during an operation in Balad Ruze, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2007.

BALAD RUZE MISSION

U.S. Army Pfc. Phillip Tyner, of Charlie Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receives updates on possible insurgents in the area during an operation in Balad Ruze, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2007.

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