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Soldiers attached to the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment discover containers of acid during a patrol in the desert outside of Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 25, 2007.

Soldiers discover containers of acid.

Soldiers attached to the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment discover containers of acid during a patrol in the desert outside of Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 25, 2007.

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