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A U.S. Army soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division provides security at a construction building in Ebnkathwer, Iraq, on Mar. 3, 2010. The mission was part of a pre-election battlefield circulation to give a survey on how the sector is functioning prior to the elections.

A U.S. Army soldier provides security at a construction building.

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division provides security at a construction building in Ebnkathwer, Iraq, on Mar. 3, 2010. The mission was part of a pre-election battlefield circulation to give a survey on how the sector is functioning prior to the elections.

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