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A U.S. Army soldier sits with his dog awaiting transport to another location on Contingency Operating Base Speicher in northern Iraq, Sept. 8, 2009. U.S. aviation soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team fly CH-47 Chinooks helicopters and deliver cargo to other forward operating locations in northern Iraq.

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A U.S. Army soldier sits with his dog awaiting transport to another location on Contingency Operating Base Speicher in northern Iraq, Sept. 8, 2009. U.S. aviation soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team fly CH-47 Chinooks helicopters and deliver cargo to other forward operating locations in northern Iraq.

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