Khabari Crossing, Kuwait - A display of jubilence from the "gunner". Just seconds later in response to the querie "how does it feel to be in Kuwait?" issued by a reporter standing on the ground, the soldier definitively replied, "AWESOME!" In a fitting end to Operation New Dawn, taking place in the morning hours of Dec. 18, 2011, the final crossing of forces from Iraq took place just after dawn and provided a visible end to one of the longest chapters in military history. During the 8 years and 9 months spent in Iraq, more than one million service members took part


Khabari Crossing, Kuwait - A display of jubilence from the "gunner". Just seconds later in response to the querie "how does it feel to be in Kuwait?" issued by a reporter standing on the ground, the soldier definitively replied, "AWESOME!" In a fitting end to Operation New Dawn, taking place in the morning hours of Dec. 18, 2011, the final crossing of forces from Iraq took place just after dawn and provided a visible end to one of the longest chapters in military history. During the 8 years and 9 months spent in Iraq, more than one million service members took part in myriad missions across Iraq. The final convoy 111218-N-YY383-008


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