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A US Army soldier smiles after crossing into Kuwait as the last convoy pulls out of Iraq, December 18, 2011.
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US Troops Leave Iraq, Ending Almost 9 Years of War

Final convoy of 100 US military vehicles carrying about 500 troops crossed into Kuwait Sunday morning

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