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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeff Nelson talks to members of the Iraqi National Police about their traffic checkpoint in the Beida neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2008, after they were attacked by small arms fire. Nelson, left, is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 68th Armor Regiment, 1st Battalion.

TRAFFIC CHECKPOINT

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeff Nelson talks to members of the Iraqi National Police about their traffic checkpoint in the Beida neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2008, after they were attacked by small arms fire. Nelson, left, is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 68th Armor Regiment, 1st Battalion.

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