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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Olsen, right, and Sgt. Jeremiah Poston search the trunk of an abandoned car during a joint patrol with Iraqi soldiers in Nassir Wa Salam, Iraq, Sept. 2, 2009. Olsen, an infantry squad leader, and Poston, an infantry team leader, are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

TRUCK CHECK

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Olsen, right, and Sgt. Jeremiah Poston search the trunk of an abandoned car during a joint patrol with Iraqi soldiers in Nassir Wa Salam, Iraq, Sept. 2, 2009. Olsen, an infantry squad leader, and Poston, an infantry team leader, are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

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