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U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division provide security during a pause in a patrol in Rashidiyah, Iraq, on Oct. 6, 2007.

U.S. Army soldiers provide security.

U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division provide security during a pause in a patrol in Rashidiyah, Iraq, on Oct. 6, 2007.

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