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U.S. Army Capt. John Madia, left foreground, assigned to Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, briefs his platoon before a patrol in Zafaraniyah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki


U.S. Army Sgt. Freddy Farnsworth, left, and Staff Sgt. Jesus Robles, both assigned to Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct a patrol in Zafaraniyah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki


U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Clay, right, assigned to Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security for a school renovation project inspection in Zafaraniyah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki


U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Williams, left, and Capt. John Madia, right, both assigned to Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, talk to a local Iraqi storeowner during a patrol in Zafaraniyah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki


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