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An Iraqi interpreter, left, and an Iraqi soldier talk with a construction worker about progress on a new sewage system during a combined patrol with U.S. soldiers in the Qadussya district of Mosul, Iraq, May 12, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Unit, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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An Iraqi interpreter, left, and an Iraqi soldier talk with a construction worker about progress on a new sewage system during a combined patrol with U.S. soldiers in the Qadussya district of Mosul, Iraq, May 12, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Unit, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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