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Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment conduct a search for insurgents around the western side of the Diyala River in Baquba, Iraq, on April 20, 2005.

Soldiers conduct a search for insurgents.

Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment conduct a search for insurgents around the western side of the Diyala River in Baquba, Iraq, on April 20, 2005.

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