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U.S. Army Pfc. Kurtis Tripp walks down a flight of stairs after searching the second floor of a home during a cordon and search operation in a village west of Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 17, 2007. Tripp is assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.

U.S. Army Pfc. Kurtis Tripp walks down a flight of stairs.

U.S. Army Pfc. Kurtis Tripp walks down a flight of stairs after searching the second floor of a home during a cordon and search operation in a village west of Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 17, 2007. Tripp is assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.

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