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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Viet Luong, commander of 2nd Panther Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, talks to an Iraqi army soldier, with the help of an interpreter, about the importance of a checkpoint in Samarra, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2007.

IN SAMARRA

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Viet Luong, commander of 2nd Panther Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, talks to an Iraqi army soldier, with the help of an interpreter, about the importance of a checkpoint in Samarra, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2007.

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