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U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Joshua Kordela, left, looks on with an Iraqi policeman during an operation to rid the Adhamiyah district of eastern Baghdad of weapon caches Feb. 13, 2009. Kordela is a platoon leader with the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

ADHAMIYAH OPERATION

U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Joshua Kordela, left, looks on with an Iraqi policeman during an operation to rid the Adhamiyah district of eastern Baghdad of weapon caches Feb. 13, 2009. Kordela is a platoon leader with the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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