U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment search a home during a raid on a suspected weapons cache site near the city of Sharqat, Iraq, April 3, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Brogand


U.S. Army Capt. Ivan Sugai from Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, speaks with an interpreter during a raid on a suspected weapons cache site near the city of Sharqat, Iraq, April 3, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Brogand


U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, tie a poncho to the hatch of their vehicle while a storm approaches in the background. The soldiers were waiting for night fall in order to conduct raids in the city of Sharqat, Iraq, April 3.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Brogand


U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, search a room for weapons during a raid in the city of Sharqat, Iraq, April 3, 2007. The soldiers were conducting raids to locate anti-Iraqi forces and insurgents.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Brogand


U.S. Army Capt. Michael Coombes and an interpreter speak with a local Mukhtar about the raids conducted that evening in the city of Sharqat, Iraq, April 3, 2007.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Brogand




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