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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Bevington and 1st Lt. Jonathan Paynter, take a breather during a foot patrol through the al-Tahreer neighborhood on the northeastern outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2008. The two men are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Squadron's Iron Hawk Troop.

TAKING A BREATHER

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Bevington and 1st Lt. Jonathan Paynter, take a breather during a foot patrol through the al-Tahreer neighborhood on the northeastern outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2008. The two men are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Squadron's Iron Hawk Troop.

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