security as the pick-up zone is established

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U.S. Army Soldier Pvt. Samuel Glanzer conducts security as the pick-up zone is established along the Zaghytun Chay river, about 50 miles southeast of Kirkuk, Iraq. Glanzer is a designated marksman from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet


A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides cover as his teammate opens the front gate in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2007. (U.S. Army Photo/Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt)


U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, take control of a bridge before bounding forward to their next objective in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2007. (U.S. Army Photo/Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt)


U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Allison from Alpha Company, 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, takes cover while surveying the area in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2007. (U.S. Army Photo/Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt)


Iraqi swat team clears the perimeter of a target house in Al Alam, Iraq, Dec 23, 2007.