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A Marine mans a M-240G machine gun

(Mark Oliva/Stars and Stripes)

Baghdad, Iraq, April 8, 2003: A Marine mans a M-240G machine gun on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, as smoke from a burning building billows by. The Marines entered the city witness to the destruction by air power. Tanks, armored vehicles and artillery were destroyed all along the routes into the city.

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