Regardless of all the speculation going on about a sooner rather than later U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, a signal I get that we may be there for some time, is the number of NEW post exchanges that are being constructed to support the troops in major base locations. These don't appear to be some "wooden hut" arrangement, so I have to assume they are being built for the long haul. Picture above, Pfc. Matt Hayes, from Nashville, Tenn., Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, checks out at the new Post Exchange, Dec. 1, following a grand opening ceremony on Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq. (Photo by Sgt. Natalie Rostek, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs)
