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School Search in Narhwan, Iraq

As the sun rises, U.S. soldiers patrol through the streets to a school complex in Narhwan, Iraq, May 9, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's Battery C, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The complex was suspected of being used as a meeting place by extremists in the area.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gerald Bielicki and his dog, Sgt. 1st Class Dasty, search for explosives at a school complex in Narhwan, Iraq, May 9, 2008. Bielicki and Dasty are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 716th Military Police Battalion, 163rd Military Working Dog Detachment.

A U.S. soldier searches the roof of a building for evidence at a school complex in Narhwan, Iraq, May 9, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Armored Division's Battery C, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. soldiers prepare to enter and clear a room at a school complex in Narhwan, Iraq, May 9, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's Battery C, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. soldiers move downstairs after clearing rooms at a school complex in Narhwan, Iraq, May 9, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's Battery C, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

As the sun rises, U.S. soldiers patrol through the streets to a school complex in Narhwan, Iraq, May 9, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's Battery C, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The complex was suspected of being used as a meeting place by extremists in the area.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. David J. Marshall