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A U.S. soldier and an Iraqi interpreter talk to an Iraqi woman during a patrol in Amiriyah, Iraq, April 4, 2008. Soldiers, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 4th Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, are in the area to assess security checkpoints.

AMIRIYA PATROL

A U.S. soldier and an Iraqi interpreter talk to an Iraqi woman during a patrol in Amiriyah, Iraq, April 4, 2008. Soldiers, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 4th Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, are in the area to assess security checkpoints.

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