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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Byrnes, left, and Sgt. James Hall, right, carry part of a mortar tube found during a combined caches sweep in northwestern Baghdad, Nov. 1, 2009. Brybes is an infantry squad leader and Hall is an infantry team leader; they are assigned to Company A, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Byrnes, left, and Sgt. James Hall, right, carry part of a mortar tube found during a combined caches sweep in northwestern Baghdad, Nov. 1, 2009. Brybes is an infantry squad leader and Hall is an infantry team leader; they are assigned to Company A, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment.

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