CANAL FIRE U.S. soldiers conduct a mounted patrol in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles after setting canal vegetation ablaze in Tahwilla, Iraq, July 30, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. Extremists use the concealment of the intricate canal system and its vegetation to lay bombs at night. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.05 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 733659-C-FTV77-412.jpg Photo Gallery