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Vol. 15 · No. 128 · Tuesday, 27 October 2026

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82nd soldiers excited to paint rocks in Iraq for next few months

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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Ohhhh snap, it’s on! Yeah, you heard right. IT. IS. ON! We all done sent the 82 Airborne and they’re ripping into Baghdad to defend freedom, drink them some Rip Its, and paint them some rocks!

We gonna drop those 82 bubbas and shealas right on top of that Iran-whatever-it-is junk going down up in there.

And they are gonna to kick some serious ass. When it comes to rock painting, shit burning, and a bit of that good ole porta-john loving stuff.

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