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When my outfit was deploying to Iraq we fell in on the parade ground and received the usual pep talk from the Commanding General and then we passed in review before loading onto trucks to take us to the airfield. As we marched by the band struck up a medely of traditional Cavalry tunes and ended up as we marched off the field with "The Girl I Left Behind Me". Not a dry eye to be found! We fell out by the trucks and had a few minuted to say farewells to families, wives, and girlfriends. The band played it once more as we loaded up and then we were on our way. On the long flight over I heard many of the troopers saying that our departure music was like a throwback to an old John Wayne movie, but it sure made them feel like something special had happened.
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