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Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division soldiers and local leaders share an al fresco lunch in the front yard of Sheik Mohan Sager Al-Fayadh’s home in Istaqlal, a district north of Baghdad, Jan. 14, 2008. The soldiers met with Sheik Mohan, the district council chairman, to discuss area needs.

LUNCH IN ISTAQLAL

Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division soldiers and local leaders share an al fresco lunch in the front yard of Sheik Mohan Sager Al-Fayadh’s home in Istaqlal, a district north of Baghdad, Jan. 14, 2008. The soldiers met with Sheik Mohan, the district council chairman, to discuss area needs.

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