110 armored vehicles carry 500 troops out of the combat zone
(NEWSER) - Early this morning, 110 armored trucks and vehicles carrying 500 soldiers set off on the five-hour drive from Iraq to Kuwait, down the highway once called Main Supply Route Tampa, pulling the last US troops out of Iraq, reports CNN . They hailed from Camp Adder, which just one month ago was home to 12,000 people. Even after Thursday's flag-casing ceremony , there were still 1,000 people here. Now Camp Adder, once home to coffee shops and an Italian restaurant, is officially in the hands of Iraq—and the nearly nine-year war is officially over. And as they crossed the border, troops cheered, pumped fists in the air, and gave each other chest bumps and bear hugs, reports the AP . "We're on top of the world!" one shouted. More»
