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As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. Army Sgt. Guadalupe Ramos, left, looks at an Iraqi soldier's family photos during a night mission in the Khadra neighborhood of northwest Baghdad, April 20, 2009. During the mission, U.S. and Iraqi soldiers worked together to move barriers from one location to another.

FAMILY PHOTOS

As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. Army Sgt. Guadalupe Ramos, left, looks at an Iraqi soldier's family photos during a night mission in the Khadra neighborhood of northwest Baghdad, April 20, 2009. During the mission, U.S. and Iraqi soldiers worked together to move barriers from one location to another.

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