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U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Adams gives instructions to Pfc. Joshua Manley during a combined reconnaissance patrol in the industrial sector of the town of Taza, with counterparts of the Iraqi police, May 16, 2009, in Kirkuk, Iraq. Adams is a cavalry scout assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Squadron, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

TROOPS PATROL TAZA

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Adams gives instructions to Pfc. Joshua Manley during a combined reconnaissance patrol in the industrial sector of the town of Taza, with counterparts of the Iraqi police, May 16, 2009, in Kirkuk, Iraq. Adams is a cavalry scout assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Squadron, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

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