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Army · Page 4

OEF Sergeant Major still worries about the tidy grass he left behind

AY TERRY! I KNOW THE MADRASSAH AIN'T TEACH YOU TO CRAP ON NO LAWN!

By Duffel Blog Staff · Army Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 11 September 2023 · 1828

Sergeant Major Buckler salutes the grass we left behind

THE PENTAGON — As Americans reflected on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the two-year anniversary of the nation’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, Marine Sgt. Maj. J.D. Buckler says of his many memories of the “Global War on Terror” era, one will always stand out.

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