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Preserving the Ancient City of Babylon
Saturday, 04 July 2009

A hilltop view of the ancient city of Babylon, where King Nebuchadnezzar II, whose life spanned 630-562 B.C., built his hanging gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.  Photo by Maj. Mike Feeney, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

AL HILLAH — Soldiers of the 172nd Infantry Brigade are enabling documentarians, historians and preservationists as they work to ensure ancient Iraqi history is preserved and documented in Babil province.

The Soldiers provide these experts transportation and security as they conduct site surveys of Babylon, an ancient city near the modern city of Hillah

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