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U.S. Army soldiers watch as fuel ignites for the controlled burn of a palm grove in Daliabas, Iraq, April 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

DALIABAS BURN

U.S. Army soldiers watch as fuel ignites for the controlled burn of a palm grove in Daliabas, Iraq, April 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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