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U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division search a house during a patrol in Muqadiyah, Iraq, on Sept. 21, 2007.

U.S. Army soldiers search a house.

U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division search a house during a patrol in Muqadiyah, Iraq, on Sept. 21, 2007.

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