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Iraqi soldiers march in formation, followed by Marines assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment's 1st Battalion, during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony to the Iraqi Security Forces in Hit, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008.

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Iraqi soldiers march in formation, followed by Marines assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment's 1st Battalion, during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony to the Iraqi Security Forces in Hit, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008.

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