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Emergency rescue workers remove debris from a building affected by the blast of two car bombs that exploded outside the Alhamra Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq wounding 43 and killing 4 civilians. The blast was so powerful windows and structures within 200 meters were affected. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

During the morning hour in, Baghdad two car bombs exploded outside the Alhamra Hotel wounding 43 and killing 4 civilians. A vehicle within the blast zone shows the devastation. The blast was so powerful windows and structures within 200 meters were affected. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi and American Flags flies side by side in Camp Loyalty, Iraq on Dec. 11, 2005. Camp Loyalty is a Forward Operation Base in Baghdad, used by U.S. Forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi civilian using a forklift, start loading the trucks with election ballots and ballot boxes.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi election officials verified that all the ballots were in good condition before being loaded into the trucks.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi soldiers start marching in formation and moving inside the voting site to perform their individual vote.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi soldier waits for his turn to vote in the Iraqi general election while he provides security outside the voting site.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi election official verified that all the ballots were in good condition before being loaded into the trucks.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi election officials counted the ballot boxes before they were load into the trucks.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi soldiers align in formation outside the voting site, waiting for their turn to vote.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi women walk toward a polling site during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections in the Zafaraniyah district in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi soldier holds Iraq's flag high in sign of patriotism, after providing security for the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Brig. GEN. Jasim Hamed Jhibr from the Iraqi Police shakes hands with COL. Joseph Disalvo the 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Commander during a meeting in Zafaraniyah District, Iraq on Dec. 15, 2005. The meeting was a celebration for the successful collaboration between the 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Combat Brigade Team and the Zafaraniyah District Iraqi Police during the year 2005.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi soldier provides security outside a polling site in East Baghdad during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Miss. Elizabeth Vargas a reporter for ABC news interview MAJ. GEN. William Webster and COL. Joseph Disalvo from the 3rd Infantry Division, during her short visit to Baghdad, Iraq. The Commanders were interviewed about the role of the military during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi soldier provides security outside a polling site in East Baghdad during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

U.S. Army SGT. Carlos Valladares from HHC, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division provides security outside a polling site in the Zafaraniyah district in Baghdad, Iraq during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi soldiers provide security outside a polling site in East Baghdad during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division play soccer with Iraqi children during a short break outside a polling site in Sadr City, Baghdad on Dec. 15, 2005. The Soldiers were providing security for the Iraqi permanent parliamentary government elections as well as guarding VIP members of the military. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

U.S. Army MAJ. GEN. William Webster, the 3rd Infantry Division Commander shake hands with an Iraqi police officer during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections in Zafaraniyah, Iraq on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi senior citizen walks toward a polling site to vote for the permanent parliamentary elections in the Zafaraniyah district Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi senior citizen walks toward a polling site to vote for the permanent parliamentary elections in the Zafaraniyah district Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi Soldier from the 6th Iraqi Army Division stand at attention during a formation, after providing security for the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

U.S. Army COL. Joseph Disalvo, the Commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division play with Iraqi children while providing security outside a polling site in the Zafaraniyah District Baghdad, Iraq during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

An Iraqi senior citizen shows his index finger after voting for the Iraqi parliamentary government elections in East Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi Police men provide security outside a polling site in Sadr City, Iraq during the Iraqi permanent parliamentary elections on Dec. 15, 2005. These elections will set the path to a future democracy in Iraq for the next four years.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Darren Logsdon, left, from Bravo Company, 448th Civil Affairs Battalion and an Iraqi youth sports parliament member holds up an Operation"Send A Smile"banner during a meeting in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2005. Citizens of Corpus Christi, Texas and different privates organizations from the United States sponsored Operation"Send A Smile". (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

U.S. Army MAJ. Kurt Anderson from B Company 448th Civil Affairs Battalion and MAJ. Russell Goamere a Public Affairs Officer for the 3rd Infantry Division hold up Iraqi National Soccer team t-shirts given to them by the Iraqi Sports Parliament in appreciation for the donation of soccer equipment during Operation"Send a smile"on Dec. 24, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq. Operation"Send A Smile"was sponsored by citizens of Corpus Christi, Texas and different privates organizations from the United States. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

Iraqi workers mix cement to build walls outside the Civil Defence Headquarters, in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2005. The Civil Defence headquarters is where they station their fire department and explosive ordnance disposal teams. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 ID Scene More

U.S. Army SGT. Matthew Howard a top gunner from HHC, 506th Brigade Troops Battalion, 101st Division provides security while his convoy is stuck in the mud during a convoy patrol in the Zafaraniyah District, on Feb. 4, 2006. The 101st Division is currently deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST Scen More

U.S. Army PFC. Shaughn Ford a top gunner from HHC, 506th Brigade Troops Battalion, 101st Division provides security after his vehicle got stuck in the mud during a convoy patrol in the Zafaraniyah District, on Feb. 4, 2006. The 101st Division is currently deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST Scen More

U.S. Army CPL. Dustin Mayes from HHC, 506th Brigade Troops Battalion, 101st Division work to remove his High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the mud during a patrol convoy in the Zafaraniyah District, on Feb. 4, 2006. The 101st Division is currently deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST Scen More

U.S. Army CPL. Dustin Mayes from HHC, 506th Brigade Troops Battalion, 101st Division work to remove his High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the mud during a patrol convoy in the Zafaraniyah District, on Feb. 4, 2006. The 101st Division is currently deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST Scen More

U.S. Army Soldiers from HHC, 506th Brigade Troops Battalion, 101st Division work to remove a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the mud during a patrol convoy in the Zafaraniyah District, on Feb. 4, 2006. The 101st Division is currently deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST Scen More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provide security at a propane gas station in the Zafaraniyah neighborhood located in East Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bronco Suz More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Michael Jones and military working dog Blackie, assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, search for weapons at a propane gas station in the Zafarani yah district of East Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Bronco Suzu More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Michael Jones and military working dog Blackie, right, assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, search for weapons as SGT. Jeremy Murray provides se curity at a propane gas station in the Zafaraniyah district of East Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Bronco Suzu More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Michael Jones and military working dog Blackie, assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, search for weapons at a propane gas station in the Zafarani yah district of East Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bronco Suz More

U.S. Army Soldiers, Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, attend a convoy briefing on Feb. 7, 2007, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Baghdad Province, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Bronco Suzuki, USA Release Status: Released to Publ More

U.S. Army CAPT. David Preston (foreground), Commander, , Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conducts a convoy briefing on Feb. 7, 2007, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Baghdad Province, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Bronco Suzuki, USA Release Status: Released to Publ More

U.S. Army Soldiers, Headquarters Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, prepare to register a 120 mm motar on Feb. 8, 2007, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, Baghdad Province, Iraq, to ensure proper distance and accuracy. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Bronco Suzuki, USA Release Status: Released to Publ More

U.S. Army SGT. Christopher Evans (left), from the Engineer Fusion Cell, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 2nd Infantry Division (ID), greets Brig. GEN. Vincent Brooks, Deputy Commanding General, Support, 1ST Cavalry Division, at Forward Operating Base Loyalty Dining Facility. Brig. Gen Brooks is visiting to gain first hand knowledge of the construction of a new helipad and renovation of barracks as well as to discuss support issues with key leaders. (U.S. Army PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bronco Suzuki) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operatinf Base Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: KOREA Scene Camera Operator: SSG Bronco Suzuki, USA More