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U.S. Army Sgt. Partyka (left) and an Iraqi army soldier climb a flight of stairs as they conduct a combined cordon and search mission in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 10, 2006. Partyka is attached to Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment.

Sgt. Partyka and an Iraqi army soldier climb a flight of stairs.

U.S. Army Sgt. Partyka (left) and an Iraqi army soldier climb a flight of stairs as they conduct a combined cordon and search mission in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 10, 2006. Partyka is attached to Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment.

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