Some local veterans believe in continuing mission
By Paul Wood
Wednesday March 19, 2008
Maya Alleruzzo/AP
U.S. Army soldiers from Killer Troop, Third Squadron, Third Armored Cavalry Regiment rest in their makeshift barracks Tuesday at Combat Outpost Rabiy in Mosul, Iraq.
Today is the fifth anniversary of the U.S. war in Iraq, and Raymond Butler is thinking of Sgt. Shawna Morrison of Champaign.
It's one reason he wants to continue a troop presence in Iraq, even if it takes several years to stabilize the region.
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