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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ditson Abraham, left, and his squad stop along a roadway leading to Ali Shaheen, Iraq, before a joint clearing operation with Iraqi soldiers, March 7, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to a 3rd Infantry Division transition team.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ditson Abraham, left, and his squad stop along a roadway leading to Ali Shaheen, Iraq, before a joint clearing operation with Iraqi soldiers, March 7, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to a 3rd Infantry Division transition team.

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