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U.S. Army soldiers visit a palace once owned by Saddam Hussein in the Makhul mountains in Bayji, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army soldiers visit a palace once owned by Saddam Hussein in the Makhul mountains in Bayji, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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