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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Life at an old potato factory

Yusufiyah, Iraq — U.S. and Iraqi soldiers occupy a former potato factory in this town of roughly 20,000 Sunni and Shiite residents. In between missions are laundry, dining and relaxation.


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At FOB Yusufiyah, Staff Sgt. James Wasson (right) and Sgt. Thomas Mann laugh about future home repair projects. • MORE PHOTOS OF CAMP YUSUFIYAH.

The U.S. soldiers live on one side of the base, while the Iraqis occupy the other.



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