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A U.S. soldier stands on top of a battlement on the inside of the Wistani Gate, one of the remaining four gates leading into the Rahseed district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 27, 2008. The soldiers, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 89th Cavalry Regiment, ensure the site has not been tampered with by vandals.

WISTANI GATE

A U.S. soldier stands on top of a battlement on the inside of the Wistani Gate, one of the remaining four gates leading into the Rahseed district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 27, 2008. The soldiers, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 89th Cavalry Regiment, ensure the site has not been tampered with by vandals.

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