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U.S. Army soldiers load a machine thought to be used to make explosive-formed projectiles onto the top of a Stryker vehicle, Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, April 16, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Squadron, Company E, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

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U.S. Army soldiers load a machine thought to be used to make explosive-formed projectiles onto the top of a Stryker vehicle, Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, April 16, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Squadron, Company E, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.

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