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U.S. soldiers meet with sheiks from the Abu T'shir province and an interpretor during a reconciliation meeting in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2008. The solders are assigned to 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.

RECONCILIATION

U.S. soldiers meet with sheiks from the Abu T'shir province and an interpretor during a reconciliation meeting in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2008. The solders are assigned to 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.

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