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Army Pvt. Tyler Duke guides a Stryker armored vehicle onto the bed of a trailer truck in Kuwait, Aug. 26, 2010, for transport to the United States as part of the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Patrick Casey

Army Pvt. Tyler Duke guides a Stryker armored vehicle onto the bed of a trailer truck in Kuwait, Aug. 26, 2010, for transport to the United States as part of the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Patrick Casey

Army Pvt. Tyler Duke guides a Stryker armored vehicle onto the bed of a trailer truck in Kuwait, Aug. 26, 2010, for transport to the United States as part of the drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Patrick Casey

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