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U.S. Army soldiers from the 20th Engineer Brigade build a bridge across the Euphrates River to establish a supply line Nov. 16, 2007, in support a combat operation near Baghdad, Iraq.

BRIDGING THE EUPHRATES

U.S. Army soldiers from the 20th Engineer Brigade build a bridge across the Euphrates River to establish a supply line Nov. 16, 2007, in support a combat operation near Baghdad, Iraq.

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