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A duck crosses the road as U.S. Army soldiers and Iraq's Emergency Service Unit conduct a cordon and search in Amushabi, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008. The American troops are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company.

DUCK CROSSING

A duck crosses the road as U.S. Army soldiers and Iraq's Emergency Service Unit conduct a cordon and search in Amushabi, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008. The American troops are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company.

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