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U.S. Army Sgt. William West, from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, searches for weapons caches during an operation in Samarra, Iraq, on Nov. 13, 2008.

Sgt. William West searches for weapons caches.

U.S. Army Sgt. William West, from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, searches for weapons caches during an operation in Samarra, Iraq, on Nov. 13, 2008.

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