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An Iraqi soldier checks the roof of a building during a joint air assault operation planned and led by Iraqi forces and supported by U.S. Army soldiers in the Ma'dain area east of Baghdad, Iraq, June 26, 2009. The U.S soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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An Iraqi soldier checks the roof of a building during a joint air assault operation planned and led by Iraqi forces and supported by U.S. Army soldiers in the Ma'dain area east of Baghdad, Iraq, June 26, 2009. The U.S soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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