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U.S. soldiers walk through a market during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, March 18, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division and 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

MARKET MARCH

U.S. soldiers walk through a market during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, March 18, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division and 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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