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U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi national policemen patrol through a palm grove searching for weapon caches in Jasr Dyala, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

PALM GROVE PATROL

U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi national policemen patrol through a palm grove searching for weapon caches in Jasr Dyala, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

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