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U.S. and Iraqi soldiers conduct a joint reconnaissance patrol in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2008, to determine possible future locations for joint security stations. The U.S. soldiers are with 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo., and the Iraqi troops are with the 8th Iraqi Army Division

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U.S. and Iraqi soldiers conduct a joint reconnaissance patrol in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2008, to determine possible future locations for joint security stations. The U.S. soldiers are with 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo., and the Iraqi troops are with the 8th Iraqi Army Division

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