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A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division wears a mask to protect himself from a dust storm in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2009.

A U.S. Army soldier wears a mask to protect himself from a dust storm.

A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division wears a mask to protect himself from a dust storm in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2009.

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