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What Happens When You Gotta Go In The Middle Of A Viet Cong Assault

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Thus endeth the contest that went where military journalism hasn’t gone much. And apparently you neither, given the paucity of submissions.

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8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

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Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

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And no one knows that better than military service members and we have the pictures to prove it.

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Here's What Happens When Your Local Porta Potty Cleaner Just Up And Leaves

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U.S. Navy/Chief Master-at-Arms Tony Guyette/Released

Here’s the fourth entry in our Combat Pooping contest, and it’s a strong one. If you have something you think is as good, please e-mail it to Tom Ricks.

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I Sought A Peaceful Poop In The Kuwaiti Desert. Then The Convoys Arrived

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We’re celebrating “Turdsay” by dropping the “turd” entrance in our combat pooping contest.  If you have something you think is as good, please e-mail it to Tom Ricks

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'I Was Sh*tting All Over Their Country': Doing My Doody On An Iraqi Roadside

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U.S. Army/ Sgt. Aaron Rosencrans

Here’s the second entry in our Combat Pooping contest. Not funny like the first one, but quite ... pungent. If you have something you think is as good, please e-mail it to Tom Ricks. Like Nike says: Just doody it!

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Sh*t Happens — And That's Not Always A Bad Thing

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Here’s the first entry in our Combat Pooping contest, and it’s a strong one. If you have something you think is as good, please e-mail it to Tom Ricks.

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