Army 1st Lt. Michael D. Riley, 32, of Cincinnati, left, and Pvt. Garson Rice, 26, of Greensboro, N.C., keep an eye on a rooftop in the Baghdad neighborhood of Shuala after a man armed with an AK-47 was said to have been seen. Liz Sly / Los Angeles TimesBaghdad Outpost Eager To Put Boredom Behind -- L.A. Times
Redeploying U.S. troops say their job's done, but an Iraqi officer worries.
Reporting from Baghdad -- When the combat outpost in northwest Baghdad known as Joint Security Station Hurriya 2 closes Sunday, it won't be a day too soon for the 180 or so U.S. soldiers based there.
"There's not much to do around here, and we go stir-crazy sometimes," said Army Spc. Corey Hessler, 22, who is looking forward to the fast-food outlets and air-conditioned barracks that await him on the vast Camp Victory base beside Baghdad's airport.
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