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U.S. Army soldiers of 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division walk through a market 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.

U.S. Army soldiers walk through a market.

U.S. Army soldiers of 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division walk through a market 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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