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Iraqi soldiers speak to a local resident and children while conducting a population survey during a combined patrol with U.S. soldiers in the Shula district of Baghdad, Iraq, June 18, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

IRAQI STREET TALK

Iraqi soldiers speak to a local resident and children while conducting a population survey during a combined patrol with U.S. soldiers in the Shula district of Baghdad, Iraq, June 18, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

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