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A U.S. Army soldier from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment provides security during a raid on a suspected insurgent's house in Tarmiyah, Iraq, on Sept. 8, 2007.

A U.S. Army soldier provides security.

A U.S. Army soldier from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment provides security during a raid on a suspected insurgent's house in Tarmiyah, Iraq, on Sept. 8, 2007.

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