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A U.S. Army soldier chats with a member of the Sons of Iraq, a citizen security group, at a security checkpoint in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

CHECKPOINT CHAT

A U.S. Army soldier chats with a member of the Sons of Iraq, a citizen security group, at a security checkpoint in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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