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U.S. Army Pfc. Nelson Raymond, a medic assigned to Alpha Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 172nd Stryker Brigade, monitors a Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below System inside his Stryker vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 1, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James H. Christopher

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Pedro Chavez and Spc. Ryan Crabtree, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade, inspect a burned out car during a dismounted patrol, in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James H. Christopher

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U.S. Army Spc. Gerard Solinap provides security during a dismounted patrol in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2005. Solinap is assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James H. Christopher

U.S. Staff Sgt. Robert Dupont and Spc. William Hawkins, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade, provide mounted security during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James H. Christopher