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U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division race toward the border from Iraq into Kuwait Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010.
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010

Open quoteThe first time you get shot at, it's just, I mean, it wakes you up.Close quote

  • TERRY WETZEL,
  • senior sniper in the last U.S. combat brigade in Iraq, reminiscing as it prepared to leave the country
Photo: Maya Alleruzzo / AP | Source: CNN