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U.S. Army soldiers provide security for Iraqi engineers assessing the damage to a major oil pipeline caused by an improvised explosive device on Oct. 5, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

U.S. Army soldiers provide security for Iraqi engineers.

U.S. Army soldiers provide security for Iraqi engineers assessing the damage to a major oil pipeline caused by an improvised explosive device on Oct. 5, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

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