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Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, patrol the streets of Hurriyah during Operation Half Nelson, Oct. 4, 2006. The soldiers worked with the Iraqi army and local citizens to gather information on terrorist activity in the area. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Raul Montano

Sgt. Corey Tucker, Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, pulls security near an alleyway during Operation Half Nelson. Soldiers worked with local Iraqis to gather information on terrorist activities in Baghdad’s Hurriyah neighborhood, Oct. 4, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Raul Montano

Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, clear a building during Operation Half Nelson. Soldiers worked with the Iraqi army and local citizens to gather information on terrorist activity in Baghdad’s Hurriyah neighborhood, Oct. 4, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Raul Montano

Spc. Patrick Drake, Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, of Multi-National Division - Baghdad, sweeps an area while looking for possible enemy threats during Operation Half Nelson. The operation gave soldiers an opportunity to interact with residents of Baghdad’s Hurriyah neighborhood and gather information of terrorist activity, Oct. 4, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Raul Montano

Soldiers of Multi-National Division - Baghdad use a working dog to detect explosives during Operation Half Nelson in Baghdad’s Hurriyah neighborhood, Oct. 4, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Raul Montano

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, talk with residents of Baghdad’s Hurriyah neighborhood during Operation Half Nelson, Oct. 4, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Raul Montano

Staff Sgt. Timothy Bell, Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, talks with residents of Baghdad’s Hurriyah neighborhood during Operation Half Nelson, Oct. 4, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Raul Montano