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U.S. Army soldiers enter a building believed to be storing illegal weapons during a combat raid in Zurmat, Afghanistan, on Oct. 16, 2004. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army soldiers enter a building believed to be storing illegal weapons.

U.S. Army soldiers enter a building believed to be storing illegal weapons during a combat raid in Zurmat, Afghanistan, on Oct. 16, 2004. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

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