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U.S. Army soldiers, Iraqi National Police officers and Iraqi army soldiers conduct a search mission for illegal firearms and improvised explosive device caches in Baghdad, Iraq, March 15, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment.

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U.S. Army soldiers, Iraqi National Police officers and Iraqi army soldiers conduct a search mission for illegal firearms and improvised explosive device caches in Baghdad, Iraq, March 15, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment.

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