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U.S. Army Sgt. Gabriel Steel moves down a narrow alley to search the backyard of a house during a security patrol in Saydiyah, Iraq, on Dec. 29, 2007. Steel is attached to the Army's 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Gabriel Steel moves down a narrow alley.

U.S. Army Sgt. Gabriel Steel moves down a narrow alley to search the backyard of a house during a security patrol in Saydiyah, Iraq, on Dec. 29, 2007. Steel is attached to the Army's 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment.

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