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U.S. Army soldiers search an abandoned house for weapons caches and other illegal items in the Al Furat section of Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to the Iowa Army National Guard's Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army soldiers search an abandoned house for weapons caches and other illegal items in the Al Furat section of Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to the Iowa Army National Guard's Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment.

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