Thomas Childers

Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania

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Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Soldier from the War Returning: The Greatest Generations Troubled Homecoming from the Second World War

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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. …

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. …

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America's combat role in Iraq has ended, and tens of thousands of returning troops are repopulating military bases and nearby towns all over the country.

The Joys and Sorrows of Coming Home

America's combat role in Iraq has ended, and tens of thousands of returning troops are repopulating military bases and nearby towns all over the country.

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