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U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), tighten a tie down chain on a piece of equipment, Aug. 22, 2007, on a rail car in the rail yard of Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.

PACKING FOR IRAQ

U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), tighten a tie down chain on a piece of equipment, Aug. 22, 2007, on a rail car in the rail yard of Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.

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