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A U.S. Army soldier from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team keeps a sharp watch down a road during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on Sept. 29, 2005.

A U.S. Army soldier keeps a sharp watch down a road.

A U.S. Army soldier from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team keeps a sharp watch down a road during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on Sept. 29, 2005.

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