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Last troops exit Iraq in subdued end to nine year war
The last convoy of U S troops left Camp Adder and crossed the berm into Kuwait under darkness ending nearly nine years of war. Warrant Officer John Jewell and Sgt Ashley Vorhees expressed relief and looked ahead to home. Soldiers described a muted departure with few celebrations after a conflict that began with a 2003 Baghdad airstrike.
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