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U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team use smoke grenades for concealment as they engage anti-Iraqi forces in Buhriz, Iraq, on March 14, 2007. Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division are conducting their first mission in the Diyala province.

U.S. Army soldiers use smoke grenades for concealment.

U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team use smoke grenades for concealment as they engage anti-Iraqi forces in Buhriz, Iraq, on March 14, 2007. Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division are conducting their first mission in the Diyala province.

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