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Iraqi Lawmakers Want To Kick Out US Troops Over Trump's Unannounced Visit

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A group of Iraqi lawmakers have apparently joined #TheResistance over U.S. President Donald Trump's short visit to American troops outside Baghdad.

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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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He Grew Up In Baghdad. Now He’s A Paratrooper With The 82nd Airborne

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Editor’s note: This post has been adapted from an original story by Army Sgt. Anthony Hewitt, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. You can read that story here.

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This Military Vehicle Collector Found A $2.5 Million Surprise In His Russian-Style Tank

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British tactical vehicle collector Nick Mead bought a T54/69, the Chinese-made tank patterned after a Russian T-55, for £30,000 (roughly $37,000) on eBay. But when he began restoring it, he discovered that he’d purchased more than just an armored fighting machine.

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Evicted Days Before Christmas, This Iraqi Translator Was Saved By Those He Served Alongside

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When he arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Dec. 7, with his wife, and five young children, Thomas, an Iraqi translator who served with American troops from 2003–2006, envisioned new beginnings in their new home.

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UNSUNG HEROES: The Iraqi Interpreter Who Became A Marine

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When Aseel Salman stepped onto the yellow footprints at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, on July 22, 2013, she took another step down a long road of service to the United States.

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