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A village official explains village water supply problems to U.S. Army soldiers as they conduct a routine patrol in Isslah, Iraq, on Oct. 4, 2007. The soldiers are from Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment.

A village official explains village water supply problems.

A village official explains village water supply problems to U.S. Army soldiers as they conduct a routine patrol in Isslah, Iraq, on Oct. 4, 2007. The soldiers are from Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment.

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