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U.S. Army soldiers descend the stairs of a school during a patrol in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Personal Security Detail.

SADR STAIRWAY

U.S. Army soldiers descend the stairs of a school during a patrol in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Personal Security Detail.

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