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23 Examples Of Sleep In A Combat Zone

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I'd be lying if I said I never snuggled with a dude.

When Marines initially invaded Iraq in 2003, there were no bases or bunks or nice places to sleep. It was the ground, with stars for a blanket.

The desert gets cold at night, I assure you.

In the following slides, we'll show you that troops are willing to grab a bit of shut-eye in just about any position, at any time.

A U.S. soldier of 2-12 Infantry 4BCT-4ID Task Force Mountain Warrior takes a break during a night mission near Honaker Miracle camp at the Pesh valley of Kunar Province August 12, 2009.



U.S. Marines of the 15th Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Fox Company "Raiders" sleep wearing respirators during a gas attack alert in an undisclosed location in the Iraqi desert on March 28, 2003.



A Palestinian youth sleeps on the street as his house was destroyed at Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza May 13, 2004.



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