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Until every one comes home | The Magazine of the USO
Operation Proper Exit returned to Iraq this fall with five more
soldiers, and one Marine. Witness the joy and comfort the trip
brought not only to the participants, but to their fellow soldiers
still in Iraq. 
U.S. troops, who were previously wounded in Iraq, pose for a group photo in front of the Al Faw Palace at Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, Iraq on October 11, 2009, as part of the wounded warriors initiative "Operation Proper Exit"a co-sponsored tour by the USO and Troops First Foundation. (Left to Right): CPL Craig Chavez, SSG Luke Wilson, SFC Josh Olson, SGT John Eubanks, SGT Rob Brown, 1LT Ed Salau, SGT Ethan Peyton, and SGT John Hyland. USO Photo by Mike Theiler
In Our New Issue
From Afghanistan to the Korean DMZ to the Horn of Africa and back to our own shores, the nine combatant commands highlighted in our Summer 2013 issue protect U.S. security interests worldwide.
Today's Photo
Paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation Spartan Reach, a mass tactical airborne training event in Alaska. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher
Hot Topics
- DOD's website connects military children from AFPS
- Condolence payments to Afghans total millions of dollars from Air Force Times
- Involuntary manslaughter charge may be dropped in case of Private Danny Chen from New York Times
- Britain could increase military presence in Strait of Hormuz from USA Today
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