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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jacob Lopez inspects barrels filled with car parts during a recent combined reconnaissance patrol with Iraqi police in the industrial sector of the town of Taza, in Kirkuk, Iraq, May 16, 2009. Lopez is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

TAZA PATROL

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jacob Lopez inspects barrels filled with car parts during a recent combined reconnaissance patrol with Iraqi police in the industrial sector of the town of Taza, in Kirkuk, Iraq, May 16, 2009. Lopez is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

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