The sun rises as soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stand parked at Camp Adder near Nasiriyah in their Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (Mrap) vehicles before leaving on a missionPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersPrivate Adam Hendrix eats a sandwich while driving a Mrap vehicle on the US military’s last combat patrol in IraqPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersA car speeds past a Mrap vehicle on Highway 1, north of Camp Adder near NasiriyahPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Soldiers celebrate as they drive out on their last combat patrol in IraqPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersSoldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, hold their unit’s flag for a photograph while waiting at a staging area in Camp Adder Photograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersThe sun sets on Camp Adder Photograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersSets of body armour rest on the ground as soldiers leave the campPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersCaptain Mark Askew gives soldiers a mission briefPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersSoldiers prepare their vehicles to leavePhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersA soldier folds up a US flagPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersThe sun rises behind an alleyway lined with blast walls standing empty inside the campPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersA guard stands on the border of Kuwait – as seen from an Mrap vehicle Photograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersSoldiers queue to pack their weapons for shipment back to the US at Camp Virginia, Kuwait Photograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersSoldiers sleep while waiting for processing to begin at Camp Virginia, Kuwait Photograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersM-16 rifles and M-9 pistols rest on a tarpaulin before being packed for shipment at Camp VirginiaPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersA soldier carries his bag to begin his trip back to the USPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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