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34th Infantry Division soldier in Iraq
15 December 2006, SGT Jonathan Goldstein with 1st Platoon, Bravo Co, 2nd Battalion, 136 Infantry Regiment (2-136) surveys the area in Al Naumyah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq during operation Sledgehammer. 2-136 is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Cooper Evans) 14 December 2006 a group of Iraqis sit outside of a building while Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Bravo Co, 2nd Battalion, 136 Infantry Regiment (2-136) search it in Al Naumyah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq during operation Sledgehammer. 2-136 is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Cooper Evans) (RELEASED)

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