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A U.S. Army security team from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division sets up a traffic control point during an operation near the village of Abd al Aziz, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2006.

A U.S. Army security team sets up a traffic control point.

A U.S. Army security team from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division sets up a traffic control point during an operation near the village of Abd al Aziz, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2006.

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