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U.S. Army soldiers scan an open field before crossing it during a cordon and search mission in Ur, Iraq, on Sept. 14, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army soldiers scan an open field before crossing it.

U.S. Army soldiers scan an open field before crossing it during a cordon and search mission in Ur, Iraq, on Sept. 14, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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