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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 08 > Trading military humvees for mules, U.S. troops train for Afghanistan

Trading military humvees for mules, U.S. troops train for Afghanistan

By Tony Perry / The Bulletin
July 8, 2009

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — With 75 pounds of military gear cinched on her back, Annie was stubborn the whole way. The two Marines assigned to her pushed, pulled and sweet-talked her up the steep, twisting trail on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada.

“C’mon girl, you....

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