The quickest way to end a war is to lose it. A display of jubilance from the gunner. Just seconds later in response to the query “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, the final crossing of U.S. forces from Iraq took place just after dawn and provided a visible conclusion to one of the longest chapters in U.S. military history. During the 8 years and 9 months spent in Iraq, more than one million U.S. service members took part in myriad missions across Iraq. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Mendez, 18 December 2011.) High-res

The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.

A display of jubilance from the gunner. Just seconds later in response to the query “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, the final crossing of U.S. forces from Iraq took place just after dawn and provided a visible conclusion to one of the longest chapters in U.S. military history. During the 8 years and 9 months spent in Iraq, more than one million U.S. service members took part in myriad missions across Iraq.

(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Mendez, 18 December 2011.)

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