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U.S. Army soldiers of the10th Mountain Division's 1st Brigade board a C-17 Globemaster III on Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2008. The soldiers are heading back toward the United States after serving a 15-month deployment in Iraq.

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U.S. Army soldiers of the10th Mountain Division's 1st Brigade board a C-17 Globemaster III on Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2008. The soldiers are heading back toward the United States after serving a 15-month deployment in Iraq.

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