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A U.S. soldier and an Iraqi soldier assigned to the Iraqi Army's 4th Battalion, 47th Brigade, 12th Division, dig in search of a weapons cache near the village of Al Najatia in the province of Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2009. The U.S. soldier is assigned to the Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment.

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A U.S. soldier and an Iraqi soldier assigned to the Iraqi Army's 4th Battalion, 47th Brigade, 12th Division, dig in search of a weapons cache near the village of Al Najatia in the province of Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2009. The U.S. soldier is assigned to the Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment.

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