For many of the soldiers, it would be their first mission. The 600 mostly young soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, were headed for the Middle East, part of a group of some 3,500 US paratroopers ordered to the region. “We’re going to war, bro,” one cheered, holding two thumbs up and sporting a grin under close-shorn red hair. He stood among dozens of soldiers loading-trucks outside a cinder block building housing several auditoriums with long benches and tables. “This is the mission, man,” said Brian Knight, retired Army veteran who has been on five combat deployments to the Middle East.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 07, 2020 15:14 UTC