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U.S. Army soldiers conduct house-to-house searches during Operation Baton Rouge, a joint combat operation in Samarra, Iraq, on Oct. 1, 2004. The soldiers are with the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

U.S. Army soldiers conduct house-to-house searches.

U.S. Army soldiers conduct house-to-house searches during Operation Baton Rouge, a joint combat operation in Samarra, Iraq, on Oct. 1, 2004. The soldiers are with the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

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