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A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, stands at parade rest next to an American flag during the oath of 2,000 Sons of Iraq members in Kirkuk, Iraq, April 7, 2008.

PARADE REST

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, stands at parade rest next to an American flag during the oath of 2,000 Sons of Iraq members in Kirkuk, Iraq, April 7, 2008.

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