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A soldier from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division hooks up a concrete barrier to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle to drag it into position at a checkpoint in Diyarah, Iraq, on Dec. 20, 2005.

A soldier hooks up a concrete barrier to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division hooks up a concrete barrier to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle to drag it into position at a checkpoint in Diyarah, Iraq, on Dec. 20, 2005.

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