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101st Marches Into Najaf

Unless noted otherwise, all photographs are the property of, and are copyrighted to, The Tennessean. All pictures were taken by staff photographer John Partipilo. 













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Command Sgt. Major Brian Stall and Spec. Travis Rotter, both of the 101st Airborne Division, take up positions after their convoy was ambushed by snipers April 2 in Najaf, Iraq. Two soldiers were wounded before helicopters arrived with machine guns and missiles to take out the enemy.

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Staff Sgt. Albert ''Shaka'' Wakketsi of Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment acknowledges the Iraqi crowd with a wave and a smile as about 100 heavily armed U.S. soldiers marched through Najaf, Iraq.

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American troops of Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment enter the holy city of Najaf. There were still small pockets of resistance, but the city is under American control.

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Company A soldiers walk through the city of Najaf. Smoke pours from a part of the city where Iraqi snipers were rocketed by Apache helicopters.

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First Lt. Billy Wilson, center, and other members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne take an Iraqi flag from Najaf as troops conducted patrols within the city as a show of force.

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Members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division get ready to go over a wall and start clearing buildings in the holy city of Najaf.