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An interpreter for 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment gathers information from Iraqi citizens during a mission to root out insurgent forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq on Sept. 27, 2006.

An interpreter gathers information from Iraqi citizens.

An interpreter for 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment gathers information from Iraqi citizens during a mission to root out insurgent forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq on Sept. 27, 2006.

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