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Iraqi children watch U.S. Army Cpl. Jesse Bay as he and his fellow soldiers conduct a house search during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on March 19, 2006. Bay is attached to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

Iraqi children watch Cpl. Jesse Bay as he and his fellow soldiers conduct a house search.

Iraqi children watch U.S. Army Cpl. Jesse Bay as he and his fellow soldiers conduct a house search during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on March 19, 2006. Bay is attached to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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