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U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division take cover in a building before moving toward their next objective as the conduct a cordon and search operation in Al Adhamiya, Iraq, on Feb. 21, 2007.

U.S. Army soldiers take cover in a building.

U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division take cover in a building before moving toward their next objective as the conduct a cordon and search operation in Al Adhamiya, Iraq, on Feb. 21, 2007.

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