U.S. Army soldiers from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, wait to load onto their armored vehicles as they prepare to convoy to Kuwait from Camp Adder in Iraq on December 7, 2011 at Camp Adder, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. After seven months in Iraq, the 3rd Brigade is pulling out of the country as part of America's military exodus by the end of December after eight years of war and occupation which included the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)