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U.S. Army Spc. Dennis Bechtel and his working dog Randy investigate holes in a mud wall for weapon caches during a cordon and search mission outside the village of Uch Tapa, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2007. Bechtel and Randy are attached to the Armyís 10th Mountain Division.

Spc. Dennis Bechtel and his working dog Randy investigate holes in a mud wall.

U.S. Army Spc. Dennis Bechtel and his working dog Randy investigate holes in a mud wall for weapon caches during a cordon and search mission outside the village of Uch Tapa, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2007. Bechtel and Randy are attached to the Armyís 10th Mountain Division.

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