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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Soldiers guide a barrier down while a crane lowers it to a street opening near the Joint Security Station in Shula, Iraq, June 8, 2008.

SHULA BARRIER

U.S. Soldiers guide a barrier down while a crane lowers it to a street opening near the Joint Security Station in Shula, Iraq, June 8, 2008.

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