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U.S. Army soldiers place steel pickets at Checkpoint 600 near Salman Pak, Iraq, prior to the reopening ceremony attended by more than 150 coalition and Iraqi security forces personnel and Sons of Iraq, as Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Moore, left, looks on, Feb. 29, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion.

STEEL PICKETS

U.S. Army soldiers place steel pickets at Checkpoint 600 near Salman Pak, Iraq, prior to the reopening ceremony attended by more than 150 coalition and Iraqi security forces personnel and Sons of Iraq, as Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Moore, left, looks on, Feb. 29, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion.

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