Camp Taji, Iraq — Around midnight on Aug. 16, 2010, at their base on the northern outskirts of Baghdad, Lt. Col. Richard D. Heyward, center, of Illinois, and his men bow their heads in prayer before starting a road march to the Iraq-Kuwait border. They are members of the Army’s 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, the last formal U.S. military combat detachment to leave Iraq ahead of America’s end to combat operations in its seven-year Iraq war.
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Camp Taji, Iraq — Spc. Mitchell Fosman, 22, of Las Vegas plays guitar as his company, soon to depart Iraq, awaits the start of the road march. In the next few days, 360 military vehicles and 2,300 soldiers will exit by road through Baghdad and the Shiite south to Kuwait.
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South of Baghdad — Sgt. Nick Wysong keeps watch as Strykers stop for fuel on their way out of Iraq.
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Southern Iraq — A herder looks after his camels as the herd crosses paths with members of the 4th Stryker team. For many U.S. soldiers leaving Iraq, the names of cities –- Baghdad, Mosul, Fallouja, Baqubah -- are marked with blood and regret for years spent away from family.
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Southern Iraqi desert — U.S. Army vehicles roll toward the border with Kuwait.
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Southern Iraq — Young Iraqi shepherds wave to members of the passing U.S. combat team.
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Iraq-Kuwait border — The march is all mapped out for the soldiers, who are leaving Iraq after 11 months. The journey was kept quiet in an effort to help protect the troops as they left the country.
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Southern Iraq — After two 12-hour troop movements, Spc. John Ray takes a break inside a Stryker vehicle as he and the team continue to push toward the Iraq-Kuwait border.
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Camp Taji, Iraq — Guns are loaded in preparation for the U.S. road march through Baghdad and southern Iraq to Kuwait.
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Near the Iraq-Kuwait border — Some of the 360 military vehicles leaving Iraq make the final turn to reach the Kuwait border.
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Southern Iraq — Lt. Col. Richard D. Heyward, left, of Illinois and Sgt. Nick Wysong of Washington keep watch as the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, crosses the desert lands.
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Iraq-Kuwait border — U.S. military vehicles cross from Iraq into Kuwait at the end of their last patrol.
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Iraq-Kuwait border — U.S. soldiers face Iraq from the border at the end of the last patrol.
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Iraq-Kuwait border — Spc. Tyson Kuwaye, 29, of Hawaii lifts Spc. Matt Cullum of California at the end of the road march to the Kuwait border.
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Iraq - Kuwait border — Sgt. Jason Thompson and Lt. Col. Nathaniel Fleger, both of Georgia, wave to the final Stryker as it leaves Iraq on Aug. 19, 2010.
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