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Iraq, the USMNT, and the 2010 World Cup: Why I’m Not Worried About Argentina Tonight

Ah, memories. The summer of 2010 can be remembered for a great many things: Usher and Will.i.am’s "OMG" was tearing up the charts, Toy Story 3 made you feel an awful lot of things, and the KFC Double Down was doing irreparable harm to our bodies. We were also gathered around our TVs to watch the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, vuvuzelas and all.

 Lauren Kent
It's me, Brad.

As for yours truly, I was deployed to Al Asad, Iraq. Al Asad is located in the western Al Anbar province of Iraq, which was mostly used as a convoy hub for supplies coming into the country.