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U.S. Army soldiers drag concertina wire to a collection point at Joint Security Station Gazaliyah IV while conducting a cleanup operation in the Gazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team .

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U.S. Army soldiers drag concertina wire to a collection point at Joint Security Station Gazaliyah IV while conducting a cleanup operation in the Gazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team .

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