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U.S. Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment wait for orders to conduct a house search for weapons caches near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, on Feb. 10, 2007.

U.S. Army soldiers wait for orders to conduct a house search.

U.S. Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment wait for orders to conduct a house search for weapons caches near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, on Feb. 10, 2007.

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