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United States marines on patrol in the Falluja area on Thursday were attacked several times by insurgents, despite a cease-fire called to give negotiators on both sides time to reach a solution. The marines killed several insurgents while suffering only minor injuries.
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A marine fired on a group of insurgents Thursday south of Falluja. Fighting reportedly flared up in Falluja again despite negotiations to find a peaceful end to the violence there.
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Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Justin Mendenhall, right, 23, of Gillette, Wyo., a member of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, yells out that a weapons cache had been discovered in a warehouse during a patrol mission Fallujah, Iraq on Thursday.
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Staff Sgt. Bradley Nerad, 31, of Racine, Wis., the platoon sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, uncovers a cache of weapons in Fallujah, Iraq on Thursday.
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Lance Cpl. Michael Gardner, 20 of Del Ray Beach, Fla., a member of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, carries weapons discovered in a cache to a detonation area in Fallujah, Iraq on Thursday.
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Marines with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, on Thursday destroy weapons found in three caches in Fallujah, Iraq. The weapons, which included rockets and mortars, were destroyed using C-4 explosive material, which also destroyed the building in which they were collected.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A US Humvee patrols the Tigris River bank 16 April 2004 in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A US soldier in a Humvee patrols the Tigris River bank 16 April 2004 in Baghdad. US commanders were due to meet local Iraqi leaders in the embattled Sunni bastion of Fallujah, as a 48-hour ceasefire expired, while Shiite militants remained defiant in the holy city of Najaf. AFP PHOTO/Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Two Iraqi kids chat with US soldiers in a Humvee as they patrol the Tigris River bank 16 April 2004 in Baghdad. US commanders were due to meet local Iraqi leaders in the embattled Sunni bastion of Fallujah, as a 48-hour ceasefire expired, while Shiite militants remained defiant in the holy city of Najaf. AFP PHOTO/Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US marine kneels and prays next to Lance Corporal Levi T. Angell's rifle, ID tags, boots and helmet, during his memorial services at the US marines base of Camp Fallujah, 50 kms west of Baghdad, 16 April, 2004. Members of the Combat Service Support Unit Company 111, of the First Marines Expeditionary Force attended the service for their fallen comrade. AFP PHOTO/Cris BOURONCLE (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/***** Images)
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US marines of the Combat Service Support Unit Company 111, of the First Marines Expeditionary Force pray at the memorial service for their fallen comrade, Lance Corporal Levi T. Angell, at the US marines base of Camp Fallujah, in Fallujah, 50 kms west of Baghdad, 16 April 2004. The embattled Sunni stronghold of Fallujah was relatively quiet today ahead of planned talks between the US-led coalition and local leaders as a 48-hour truce expired. AFP PHOTO/Cris BOURONCLE (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/***** Images)
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An Iraqi militiaman, strapped with belts of bullet, holds up a machine gun in the holy city of Najaf April 16, 2004. Polish military officials who lead the multinational division responsible for security in Najaf and surrounding Shi'ite areas are arguing hard against U.S. forces fighting their way into Najaf, a Polish newspaper said. A 2,500-strong U.S. force is poised outside the city. *******/Ali Abu Shish
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: An Iraqi Sunni Muslim cleric (C) attends a Shiite Muslim Friday midday prayer in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City 16 April 2004. It's the first time that a Sunni Muslim cleric joins a Shiite prayer. Iraq's twin Shiite Muslim holy cities are "red lines" that the US-led coalition must not cross in its confrontation with firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr, a representative of revered spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said today. AFP PHOTO/Patrick BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A member of Russia's Emergency Response Team (EMERCOM) carries his bag as he prepares to leave Iraq 16 April 2004 from the Russian embassy in Baghdad. Hundreds of Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians were evacuating from the country over yesterday and today, although some said they would stay and continue working in Iraq, where insurgents are reported to be holding some 40 foreigners hostage. AFP PHOTO/Karim SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A member of the Russian Special forces stands guard as a convoy of Russian nationals prepares to leave Iraq 16 April 2004 from the Russian embassy in Baghdad. Hundreds of Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians were evacuating from the country over yesterday and today, although some said they would stay and continue working in Iraq, where insurgents are reported to be holding some 40 foreigners hostage. AFP PHOTO/Karim SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/***** Images)
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A soldier of the First Infantry Division sleeps on top of a Humwee at a military base near the Iraqi town, Najaf April 16, 2004. *******/Laszlo Balogh
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U.S. soldiers of the First Infantry Division walk by a Spanish armored personal carrier at a military base near the Iraqi town Najaf on April 16. (Laszlo Balogh/*******)
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A U.S. soldier of the First Infantry Division speaks with Spanish allies at a military base near the Iraqi town of Najaf April 16, 2004. *******/Laszlo Balogh
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Spanish soldiers jumps from their armored personal carrier at a U.S. military base near the Iraqi town, Najaf April 16 2004. *******/Laszlo Balogh
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A suspected Muqtada al-Sadr follower is watched over by Sgt. Jonathan Brown of Bolton Landing, NY, at a US army base outside Najaf, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday April 16, 2004. He was apprehended by US troops on patrol near the city of Najaf and brought in for interrogation. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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NEW DELHI, INDIA: Indian army soldiers wear new combat uniforms during a display in New Delhi, 16 April 2004. For the first time since independence, Indian army appears all set to give up its dark green olives to don lighter green combat uniform with the top brass asserting that the lighter colour was more combat oriented. The proposal to change the colours of the over 1.1 million strong army, was mooted at the recently held Army Commanders conference. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/***** Images)
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A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket lifts off carrying the Japanese Superbird 6 spacecraft designed to relay television and provide militaryphotos.net Internet access across the Asia-Pacific region from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 15, 2004. *******/Tom Rogers
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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN: Russian workers assemble Soyuz TMA-4 space craft at the assembly department in Baikonur cosmodrome, 16 April 2004. The launch of Soyuz TMA-4 space craft with the international space mission on the board to the International Space Station is scheduled on 19 April from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/***** Images)
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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN: US NASA astronaut Michael Fincke (L) and his double Leroy Chiao (R) lift their national flag during a flag raising ceremony at the Baikonur cosmodrome, 15 April 2004. The launch of Soyuz TMA-4 space craft with the international space mission on the board to the International Space Station is scheduled on 19 April from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AFP PHOTO/YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/***** Images)
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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN: Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (C), US NASA astronaut Michael Fincke (L) and Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers (R) shake hands after a flag raising ceremony at the Baikonur cosmodrome, 15 April 2004. The launch of Soyuz TMA-4 space craft with the international space mission onboard to the International Space Station is scheduled on 19 April from the Baikonur cosmodrome. AFP PHOTO/YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/***** Images)
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General Richard Myers (R), chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a news conference in Kabul April 16, 2004. The United States, which has increased its troops in Afghanistan (news - web sites) to hunt for Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and al Qaeda militants, may reduce their number after the country holds elections, the top military officer said on Friday. *******/Zainal Abd Halim
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Soldiers operate a de-mining vehicle, known as a “flailer,” to search for land mines and unexploded ordnance in an uninhabited area of Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. The Soldiers are assigned to the 41st Engineer Battalion, deployed from Fort Drum, N.Y., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Watkinkeough.
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U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, soldiers pass through a valley during a mission in Orgun-E, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gul A Alisan
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Staff Sgt. David Moore, left, from Las Vegas, and Sgt. John Meyer, from Leewood, Kan., detain a suspect in a shooting that wounded a U.S. soldier.
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Pfc. Pedro Jimenez, from Chicago, helps with a village assessment in Zan Shora, Afghanistan on Thursday. Soldiers from Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, have been searching the area for al-Qaida, Taliban and other terrorist elements.
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Sgt. Matt Olson, left, of Long Beach, Calif., who was injured and had to return home early, howls with joy as he is reunited with Spc. Ryan Beutler, of Mission Viejo, Calif., and other members of his unit, as Army Reserve soldiers from the 163rd Ordnance Company returned to their Irvine, Calif., base on Thursday after serving 14 months in Kuwait and Iraq. Ryan’s mother, Victoria Beutler, far right, photographs the reunion.
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Brianna Campbell hugs her father, Sgt. Corey Campbell, in front of the Army Reserve center as members of the 209th Quartermaster Company return home from Iraq to Lafayette, Ind. on Wednesday.
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United States marines on patrol in the Falluja area on Thursday were attacked several times by insurgents, despite a cease-fire called to give negotiators on both sides time to reach a solution. The marines killed several insurgents while suffering only minor injuries.
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A marine fired on a group of insurgents Thursday south of Falluja. Fighting reportedly flared up in Falluja again despite negotiations to find a peaceful end to the violence there.
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Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Justin Mendenhall, right, 23, of Gillette, Wyo., a member of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, yells out that a weapons cache had been discovered in a warehouse during a patrol mission Fallujah, Iraq on Thursday.
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Staff Sgt. Bradley Nerad, 31, of Racine, Wis., the platoon sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, uncovers a cache of weapons in Fallujah, Iraq on Thursday.
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Lance Cpl. Michael Gardner, 20 of Del Ray Beach, Fla., a member of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, carries weapons discovered in a cache to a detonation area in Fallujah, Iraq on Thursday.
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Marines with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, on Thursday destroy weapons found in three caches in Fallujah, Iraq. The weapons, which included rockets and mortars, were destroyed using C-4 explosive material, which also destroyed the building in which they were collected.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A US Humvee patrols the Tigris River bank 16 April 2004 in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A US soldier in a Humvee patrols the Tigris River bank 16 April 2004 in Baghdad. US commanders were due to meet local Iraqi leaders in the embattled Sunni bastion of Fallujah, as a 48-hour ceasefire expired, while Shiite militants remained defiant in the holy city of Najaf. AFP PHOTO/Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Two Iraqi kids chat with US soldiers in a Humvee as they patrol the Tigris River bank 16 April 2004 in Baghdad. US commanders were due to meet local Iraqi leaders in the embattled Sunni bastion of Fallujah, as a 48-hour ceasefire expired, while Shiite militants remained defiant in the holy city of Najaf. AFP PHOTO/Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US marine kneels and prays next to Lance Corporal Levi T. Angell's rifle, ID tags, boots and helmet, during his memorial services at the US marines base of Camp Fallujah, 50 kms west of Baghdad, 16 April, 2004. Members of the Combat Service Support Unit Company 111, of the First Marines Expeditionary Force attended the service for their fallen comrade. AFP PHOTO/Cris BOURONCLE (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/***** Images)
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US marines of the Combat Service Support Unit Company 111, of the First Marines Expeditionary Force pray at the memorial service for their fallen comrade, Lance Corporal Levi T. Angell, at the US marines base of Camp Fallujah, in Fallujah, 50 kms west of Baghdad, 16 April 2004. The embattled Sunni stronghold of Fallujah was relatively quiet today ahead of planned talks between the US-led coalition and local leaders as a 48-hour truce expired. AFP PHOTO/Cris BOURONCLE (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/***** Images)
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An Iraqi militiaman, strapped with belts of bullet, holds up a machine gun in the holy city of Najaf April 16, 2004. Polish military officials who lead the multinational division responsible for security in Najaf and surrounding Shi'ite areas are arguing hard against U.S. forces fighting their way into Najaf, a Polish newspaper said. A 2,500-strong U.S. force is poised outside the city. *******/Ali Abu Shish
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: An Iraqi Sunni Muslim cleric (C) attends a Shiite Muslim Friday midday prayer in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City 16 April 2004. It's the first time that a Sunni Muslim cleric joins a Shiite prayer. Iraq's twin Shiite Muslim holy cities are "red lines" that the US-led coalition must not cross in its confrontation with firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr, a representative of revered spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said today. AFP PHOTO/Patrick BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A member of Russia's Emergency Response Team (EMERCOM) carries his bag as he prepares to leave Iraq 16 April 2004 from the Russian embassy in Baghdad. Hundreds of Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians were evacuating from the country over yesterday and today, although some said they would stay and continue working in Iraq, where insurgents are reported to be holding some 40 foreigners hostage. AFP PHOTO/Karim SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A member of the Russian Special forces stands guard as a convoy of Russian nationals prepares to leave Iraq 16 April 2004 from the Russian embassy in Baghdad. Hundreds of Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians were evacuating from the country over yesterday and today, although some said they would stay and continue working in Iraq, where insurgents are reported to be holding some 40 foreigners hostage. AFP PHOTO/Karim SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/***** Images)
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A soldier of the First Infantry Division sleeps on top of a Humwee at a military base near the Iraqi town, Najaf April 16, 2004. *******/Laszlo Balogh
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U.S. soldiers of the First Infantry Division walk by a Spanish armored personal carrier at a military base near the Iraqi town Najaf on April 16. (Laszlo Balogh/*******)
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A U.S. soldier of the First Infantry Division speaks with Spanish allies at a military base near the Iraqi town of Najaf April 16, 2004. *******/Laszlo Balogh
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Spanish soldiers jumps from their armored personal carrier at a U.S. military base near the Iraqi town, Najaf April 16 2004. *******/Laszlo Balogh
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A suspected Muqtada al-Sadr follower is watched over by Sgt. Jonathan Brown of Bolton Landing, NY, at a US army base outside Najaf, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday April 16, 2004. He was apprehended by US troops on patrol near the city of Najaf and brought in for interrogation. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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NEW DELHI, INDIA: Indian army soldiers wear new combat uniforms during a display in New Delhi, 16 April 2004. For the first time since independence, Indian army appears all set to give up its dark green olives to don lighter green combat uniform with the top brass asserting that the lighter colour was more combat oriented. The proposal to change the colours of the over 1.1 million strong army, was mooted at the recently held Army Commanders conference. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/***** Images)
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A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket lifts off carrying the Japanese Superbird 6 spacecraft designed to relay television and provide militaryphotos.net Internet access across the Asia-Pacific region from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 15, 2004. *******/Tom Rogers
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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN: Russian workers assemble Soyuz TMA-4 space craft at the assembly department in Baikonur cosmodrome, 16 April 2004. The launch of Soyuz TMA-4 space craft with the international space mission on the board to the International Space Station is scheduled on 19 April from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/***** Images)
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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN: US NASA astronaut Michael Fincke (L) and his double Leroy Chiao (R) lift their national flag during a flag raising ceremony at the Baikonur cosmodrome, 15 April 2004. The launch of Soyuz TMA-4 space craft with the international space mission on the board to the International Space Station is scheduled on 19 April from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AFP PHOTO/YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/***** Images)
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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN: Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (C), US NASA astronaut Michael Fincke (L) and Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers (R) shake hands after a flag raising ceremony at the Baikonur cosmodrome, 15 April 2004. The launch of Soyuz TMA-4 space craft with the international space mission onboard to the International Space Station is scheduled on 19 April from the Baikonur cosmodrome. AFP PHOTO/YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/***** Images)
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General Richard Myers (R), chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a news conference in Kabul April 16, 2004. The United States, which has increased its troops in Afghanistan (news - web sites) to hunt for Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and al Qaeda militants, may reduce their number after the country holds elections, the top military officer said on Friday. *******/Zainal Abd Halim
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Soldiers operate a de-mining vehicle, known as a “flailer,” to search for land mines and unexploded ordnance in an uninhabited area of Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. The Soldiers are assigned to the 41st Engineer Battalion, deployed from Fort Drum, N.Y., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Watkinkeough.
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U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, soldiers pass through a valley during a mission in Orgun-E, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gul A Alisan
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Staff Sgt. David Moore, left, from Las Vegas, and Sgt. John Meyer, from Leewood, Kan., detain a suspect in a shooting that wounded a U.S. soldier.
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Pfc. Pedro Jimenez, from Chicago, helps with a village assessment in Zan Shora, Afghanistan on Thursday. Soldiers from Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, have been searching the area for al-Qaida, Taliban and other terrorist elements.
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Sgt. Matt Olson, left, of Long Beach, Calif., who was injured and had to return home early, howls with joy as he is reunited with Spc. Ryan Beutler, of Mission Viejo, Calif., and other members of his unit, as Army Reserve soldiers from the 163rd Ordnance Company returned to their Irvine, Calif., base on Thursday after serving 14 months in Kuwait and Iraq. Ryan’s mother, Victoria Beutler, far right, photographs the reunion.
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Brianna Campbell hugs her father, Sgt. Corey Campbell, in front of the Army Reserve center as members of the 209th Quartermaster Company return home from Iraq to Lafayette, Ind. on Wednesday.