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Which Way, L.A.?

Coming Home from the Iraq War

From the deep South to the Midwest to California and Washington State, military bases and surrounding towns are bulging these days with the last combat soldiers coming home from Iraq.  "The returns are moments of celebration and relief, but tension and peril can lie ahead."

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

From the deep South to the Midwest to California and Washington State, military bases and surrounding towns are bulging these days with the last combat soldiers coming home from Iraq. "The returns are moments of celebration and relief, but tension and peril can lie ahead." That’s according to a report co-authored by James Dao in the New York Times.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    James Dao

    New York Times

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    Charles Engel

    Director, Deployment Health Clinical Center

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    Willy Berry

    Veteran, US Army Reserves

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