U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment wait for word to proceed on their cordon and search mission in Hawijah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory

Iraqi army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division kick in a door as U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment stand by during a cordon and search operation in Hawijah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory

Iraqi army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division and U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment are looking for insurgents, unauthorized weapons and materials for constructing improvised explosive devices in Hawijah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Coriey Burkman, of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, and an Iraqi army soldier from the 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division clear the roof of an Iraqi home during a cordon and search operation in Hawijah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Rettig, from 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, attempts to coax an Iraqi child to go to her parents while soldiers search her home during a cordon and search operation in Hawijah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerald Harris, of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attached to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, and his military working dog Carlos search a home during a cordon and search operation in Hawijah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerald Harris, of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attached to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, and his military working dog Carlos search a home during a cordon and search operation in Hawijah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory


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