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U.S. Army leaders and Iraqi police salute during the playing of Mawtini, the Iraqi national anthem, during a ceremony for 875 Iraqi police graduates in Maysan province, Iraq, July 30, 2009. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 304th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, advise and assist Iraqi police in the province.

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U.S. Army leaders and Iraqi police salute during the playing of Mawtini, the Iraqi national anthem, during a ceremony for 875 Iraqi police graduates in Maysan province, Iraq, July 30, 2009. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 304th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, advise and assist Iraqi police in the province.

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