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Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abdulkreem Abdulrahman Al-Izi, left, leads U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, and Lt. Col. Dave Buckingham inside the Matanabi Book Market in the Rusafa district of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2009. Buckingham is commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

ODIERNO TOUR

Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abdulkreem Abdulrahman Al-Izi, left, leads U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, and Lt. Col. Dave Buckingham inside the Matanabi Book Market in the Rusafa district of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2009. Buckingham is commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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