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After leaving a ceremony to reopen the Al Aflaph Elementary School in Salhiyah, Capt. Joseph Guzowski, left, the commander of Troop A, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Staff Sgt. Justin Miller, stop to play a game of foosball with some of the local children. Photo by Spc. Robert Yde, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs. BAGHDAD — One of the biggest changes that Capt. Joseph Guzowski has seen since his last deployment here three years ago is the dramatic transformation of the relationships between Coalition forces and the local...

Sgt. 1st Class Robert J. Dehart (left) and Sgt. Alex Richardson, 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, asks tenants to remain in their apartments as an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps squad searches the building during “Operation Suicide Kings," March 17, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Erik LeDrew 'War Eagles,' Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Team Up for 'Operation Suicide Kings'   By U.S. Army Sgt. Dan Purcell and Pfc. Erik LeDrew / 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 21, 2004 — Some people predicted a long night.But for the soldiers of Apache Troop,...