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Spc. Nicholas Tripp looks at the remains of the Wistani Gate.
U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Tripp, from Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, looks at the remains of the Wistani Gate, one of the remaining four gates leading into the al-Rahseed district of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 27, 2008. The soldiers are there to ensure the site has not been tampered with by vandals.