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U.S. soldiers investigate a checkpoint during a patrol in Karadah, Iraq, March 20, 2008. They are assigned to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

CHECKPOINT

U.S. soldiers investigate a checkpoint during a patrol in Karadah, Iraq, March 20, 2008. They are assigned to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

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