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U.S. Army soldiers of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division patrol a section of Iraq's Diyala River Valley on Dec. 27, 2008.

U.S. Army soldiers patrol a section of Iraq's Diyala River Valley.

U.S. Army soldiers of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division patrol a section of Iraq's Diyala River Valley on Dec. 27, 2008.

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