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A young child sleeps under a blanket while a soldier in combat gear conducts a search in the background.

(Joseph Giordono/Stars and Stripes)

Taji, Iraq, Dec 28, 2004: A young Iraqi child sleeps while Spc. Jesse LeBlanc — of the 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment attached to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, both National Guard units — conducts a search for weapons in a house near Taji, Iraq. Nothing was found.

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