'We lost a lot of good rakes out there' — Army declares victory in Operation Clean Sweep

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The US Army has declared victory in its longest-running operation with a stinging series of maneuvers against the grass, rocks and dirt that for years have threatened to overtake the home of Airborne and Special Operations, sources confirmed today.

“We lost a lot of good rakes out there, but we did it," said Col. Brett Funck, the garri…