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War, Shared Sacrifice And Faces Of Valor

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War, Shared Sacrifice And Faces Of Valor

October 30, 2011 • President Obama recently announced that the "war in Iraq is over" and all U.S. troops will withdraw by the end of the year. It's hard to believe that 10 years have passed and even harder to grasp how many lives have been lost in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Some Veterans Doubt Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Worth Fighting, Study Finds

October 5, 2011 • The Pew Center has released a study showing differences between veterans and civilians in how they view the military. The study finds about a third of veterans say the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were not worth fighting.

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