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Two U.S. Army soldiers use binoculars and a riflescope to watch for insurgents downrange as they conduct a combat patrol near the Syrian border in Iraq on March 6, 2006. The soldiers are attached to Foxtrot Troop, 1st Armored Division.

Two U.S. Army soldiers use binoculars and a riflescope to watch for insurgents.

Two U.S. Army soldiers use binoculars and a riflescope to watch for insurgents downrange as they conduct a combat patrol near the Syrian border in Iraq on March 6, 2006. The soldiers are attached to Foxtrot Troop, 1st Armored Division.

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