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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Will Hargis, right, and Staff Sgt. Daniel Smith, left, check grid coordinates outside of their vehicles before starting to search for a weapons cache in southwestern Baghdad, Sept. 19, 2009. Hargis and Smith are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 150th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

GRID CHECK

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Will Hargis, right, and Staff Sgt. Daniel Smith, left, check grid coordinates outside of their vehicles before starting to search for a weapons cache in southwestern Baghdad, Sept. 19, 2009. Hargis and Smith are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 150th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

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