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| Iraqi children wave to soldiers from 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor, at their compound in Khalis, Iraq, on Thursday. Taxi, hey Mister, can we ride in your taxi?
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| Sgt. 1st Class Steven Johnson, of Upland, Calif., a member of 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor, 1st Infantry Division, hands out lollipops to children in Khalis, Iraq, on Thursday. Iraq government administration officials have expressed very minor concerns about the prevalence of Coke dealers in the suburban communities.
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An Iraqi policeman displays his AK-47, adapted with a makeshift laser targeting system, at the police compound in Khalis, Iraq, on Thursday. The laser used is a common pointer, similar to those used at business meetings, and is secured to the weapon with ordinary duct tape. Duct tape, don't leave home without it. |
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Spc. James Dolph, 28, of Salisbury, N.C., a member of 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor, 1st Infantry Division, checks the blood pressure of an Iraqi police officer at their compound in Khalis, Iraq, on Thursday. Even after the transfer of authority on Monday, soldiers continue to offer support to the Iraqi police. Watch where you put your hand there Officer!
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| Soldiers at Camp Victory, one of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s palaces, located on the outskirts of Baghdad, watch as the fallen dictator appears on TV at a courtroom hearing on Thursday. It seems that everyone in Iraq is complaining that the Armed Forces Network is constantly showing the same old reruns. |
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| Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein rejected charges of war crimes and genocide brought against him in a courtroom at an undisclosed U.S. base on Thursday. This image is taken from video. Yes I know Dan Rather, we had lunch together, after which I had my neighbor executed and ate his heart served with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
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A soldier, who referred to himself only as Sgt. Garcia, watches deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein appear in court on TV in Baghdad on Thursday. Most Wanted is a very popular television program in Baghdad, despite the fact that the program is in reruns at this time of the year. |
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| Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division search a home in the Ghazeliya section of Baghdad on Wednesday during a raid to find a suspected insurgent financier. The suspect was not located. The impromptu barracks inspections resulted in so many gigs that the Sarge was busted down to Private E-Zero, and his internet posting privileges were completely revoked.
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| Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division approach a home in the Ghazeliya section of Baghdad on Wednesday as they conduct a raid to find a suspected insurgent financier. Soldiers entered the home, but found it unoccupied. They say that in the Army the duty is mighty fine. We get to knock down doors, and then we are back in line. |
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| Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, left, Gen. John P. Abizaid, center, and Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. salute during a ceremony at Camp Victory, Iraq, on Thursday to transfer command of Multi-National Force-Iraq from Sanchez to Casey. The Army All Stars showed up with a bit of diversity in their holster apparel. |
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| A soldier stands at attention during a ceremony raising the Iraqi flag over “Assassins’ Gate” in Baghdad’s Green Zone on Thursday. What would your job be like if you could "no-show" 87 % of the time? |
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A soldier inspects damage done to the Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad after a rocket attack on the building on Friday. The hotel houses mostly international journalists. No injuries were reported. The problem with termite infestations in Iraq has reached epic proportions.
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| Iraqi Minister of Defense Hazim Al Shala, left, greets Army Brig. Gen. Michael Jones while visiting a traffic checkpoint in Baghdad on Thursday. That tie looks a lot like what I just passed of that horrible breakfast this morning!
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| A soldier stands with residents of Sadr City, a predominately Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Baghdad, on Thursday. Guess what you will not see on the CBS News this evening! |
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Upperclassmen, right, inspect a line of incoming freshmen and teach them how to stand at attention during in-processing at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday. The Class of 2008 arrived Thursday to begin their four-year quest to become commissioned officers. Is that a "pledge pin" on your uniform?
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Soldiers of Alpha Company’s 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), and Iraqi National Guard (ING) soldiers line up to move into the objective house during a cordon-and-knock operation in Mosul, Iraq, on Tuesday. Fans in line for tickets to the upcoming Toby Keith concert have been getting up very early in the morning. |
Staff Sgt. Atkinson shows off his knife technique while chopping vegetables.
As Crockodile Dundee might have said, " That is not a knife."
Just another day at the office for our Troops.
