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U.S. Army soldiers search a vehicle during a neighborhood patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on April 15, 2006. The soldiers are with the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army soldiers search a vehicle during a neighborhood patrol.

U.S. Army soldiers search a vehicle during a neighborhood patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on April 15, 2006. The soldiers are with the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

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