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A U.S Army soldier clears a house during operation Kips Bay, a combined air assault operation in Al Betra, about 30 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2008. The soldier is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 3-187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

HOUSE CLEANING

A U.S Army soldier clears a house during operation Kips Bay, a combined air assault operation in Al Betra, about 30 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2008. The soldier is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 3-187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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