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Soldiers from Battery D, 1st Battalion, 278th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, provide cover while fellow Soldiers clear an improvised explosive device from a bridge near Baba Kurz ad Din, Iraq. Jan 10, 2005 by Shane A Cuomo


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MOSUL, IRAQ: A U.S. soldier from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment evacuates on his shoulder a wounded Iraqi soldier, seconds after a roadside bomb blew up by insurgents targeting a joint convoy, in the northern city of Mosul, 370km from Baghdad, 10 January 2005. Three Iraqi personnel were killed and four were injured, one of them seriously due to burns, after an U.S. and the Iraqi military convoy was driving past. There were no casualties from U.S. Army. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)


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MOSUL, IRAQ: Iraqi military help their comrade lying on the ground wounded, as U.S. soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment arrive at the scene to give them first aid, seconds after a roadside bomb was blown up by insurgents targeting a joint convoy, in the northern city of Mosul, 370km from Baghdad, 10 January 2005. Three Iraqi personnel were killed and four were injured, one of them seriously due to burns, after an U.S. and the Iraqi military convoy was driving past. There were no casualties to the U.S. Army. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)


A U.S. soldier from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment evacuates on his shoulder a wounded Iraqi soldier into a Stryker vehicle moments after a roadside bomb was blown up by insurgents targeting a joint US and Iraqi military convoy in the northern city of Mosul, 370km from Baghdad.(AFP/Mauricio Lima)


A U.S. Army soldier, from the first Cavalry Division, arrives at al-Madain police station after a suicide car bomb exploaded in Baghdad, early January 10, 2005. A suicide bomber driving a stolen patrol car killed three people at a police station on Monday as insurgents pressed a campaign to wreck Iraq (news - web sites)'s January 30 election. REUTERS/Ali Jasim



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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - JANUARY 10: American soldiers stand guard at the courtyard of al-Madayin police station after a fake police car loaded with explosives exploded at the courtyard of al-Madayin police station in the Zafarniyah district on January 10, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq. 4 officers were killed and at least 10 injured according to the Iraqi police. In a separate attack the deputy police chief of Baghdad was assassinated outside his house. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images)


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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US Marine from Lima Company patrols, as Iraqis look on from their house in city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers west of capital Baghdad, 9 January 2005. Last November this city saw some of the worst fighting between US Marines and Iraqi Insurgents since the invasion of Iraq by US troops toppling former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. AFP PHOTO Hrvoje POLAN (Photo credit should read Hrvoje POLAN/AFP/Getty Images)


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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US Marines from Lima Company patrol the devastated city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers west of capital Baghdad, 09 January 2005. Last November this city saw some of the worst fighting between US Marines and Iraqi Insurgents since the invasion of Iraq by US troops toppling former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. AFP PHOTO Hrvoje POLAN (Photo credit should read Hrvoje POLAN/AFP/Getty Images)


A US Marine from Lima Company takes cover as they patrol the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers west of capital Baghdad.(AFP/Hrvoje Polan)


An Iraqi soldier shouts to civilians to go down on the ground during a mortar attack in Baghdad, January 10, 2005. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber driving a stolen patrol car killed three people at a police station on Monday as insurgents pressed a campaign to wreck Iraq (news - web sites)'s January 30 election. REUTERS/Ali Jasim


British soldiers prepare to search houses on the east bank of the Euphrates. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said Britain was sending 400 extra troops to Iraq (news - web sites) to beef up security ahead of the January 30 election, a politically risky move given increasing war wariness among the public.(AFP/Pool/File)


Japanese army soldiers clear their weapons before entering their military base in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa, January 10, 2005. Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reiterated last month that he wanted at some point to visit Iraq (news - web sites), where Japanese troops are engaged in reconstruction work. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen


A bodyguard of Palestinian President-elect Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, walks at Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s former headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday Jan. 10, 2005. Mahmoud Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority (news - web sites) president by a landslide, final results showed Monday, giving him a mandate to resume peace talks with Israel, but also leaving him with the tough task of reining in powerful armed groups. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)


Muslim separatists from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front stand in line at the rebels' base on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Fighting broke out after about 100 MILF guerrillas attacked government soldiers on the outskirts of Mamasapano town in central Mindanao.(AFP Files/Romeo Gacad)


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BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 10: (CHINA OUT) A policeman demonstrates the use of a gun during a police open day campaign on January 10, 2005 in Beijing, China. The event is part of the efforts to promote better understanding between police and local residents, improving the police community relations. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)


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LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG: With a black armband, a Luxembourg's soldier is on duty in front the Grand Ducal Palace after the death of Grande Duchess Josephine-Charlotte, 10 January 2005 in Luxembourg capital city. The Grand Duchy, one of the smallest countries in Europe, immediately cleared a period of national mourning to last until next Saturday, during which all flags on public buildings will fly at half mast. Grande Duchess Josephine-Charlotte was particularly involved in charity activities, serving at one time as the president of the Luxembourg Red Cross. AFP PHOTO JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Quoted: That looks like an M1A SOCOM with a long eye relief scope in the 9th pic down.  They must have let him use a privately purchased rifle?

Actually, if you look by the post, its a full length barrel.

I wouldnt read to much into media-generated captions...

Quoted: whats with the first pic, the guy in the background, put the damn buttstock on your shoulder ya schmuck.

You can disagree with his technique, but HE'S THERE, doing the deed - thus he doesnt qualify as a shmuck.

BTT for the late night crew.