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A U.S. Army soldier listens as an Iraqi interpreter explains the anti-American graffiti scrawled on a wall in the city of Bi'aj, Iraq, on Jan. 26, 2006. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Armored Combat Regiment are conducting cordon and search operations in the city.

A U.S. Army soldier listens as an Iraqi interpreter explains the anti-American graffiti scrawled on a wall.

A U.S. Army soldier listens as an Iraqi interpreter explains the anti-American graffiti scrawled on a wall in the city of Bi'aj, Iraq, on Jan. 26, 2006. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Armored Combat Regiment are conducting cordon and search operations in the city.

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