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U.S. Army soldiers practice exiting from a Black Hawk helicopter and taking a fighting position before their air assault mission in Sadr Yusifiyah, Iraq, July 13, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army soldiers practice exiting from a Black Hawk helicopter and taking a fighting position before their air assault mission in Sadr Yusifiyah, Iraq, July 13, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

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