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U.S. Army soldiers of Charlie Troop, 1st Battalion, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division talk to an Iraqi Police officer to make preparations for a joint patrol in Asruyah, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2010. U.S. soldiers show support for the Iraqi army by escorting them through a local farming village in Asruyah.

U.S. Army soldiers talk to an Iraqi Police officer to make preparations for a joint patrol.

U.S. Army soldiers of Charlie Troop, 1st Battalion, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division talk to an Iraqi Police officer to make preparations for a joint patrol in Asruyah, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2010. U.S. soldiers show support for the Iraqi army by escorting them through a local farming village in Asruyah.

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