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English: The final chords of religious hymns and songs grace the inside of the �Soul Train� � an Iraqi passenger boxcar turned into a chapel � as a congregation of U.S. Marines and other worshippers attend final religious services in the makeshift chapel at their base in Al Qa'im, Iraq, April 12, 2006. �Soul Train� was recently decommissioned as the Marines� chapel here. A newly constructed chapel for the battalion marked the end of the Soul Train's nearly three-year stretch as a house of prayer. The boxcar served as a chapel for many Marine and U.S. Army units that passed through the camp since Coalition Forces made their push to Baghdad in 2003. Due to the boxcar's small size, Marines here say they decided to build a new, and larger, chapel to house an increasing number of worshippers. The Qa�im region, located near the Syrian border in northwestern Al Anbar Province, Iraq, is where the Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provides security and mentors Iraqi Security Forces. The battalion, which arrived in Iraq more than a month ago, is part of Regimental Combat Team 7.