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  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand Americaís role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghansí lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand Americaís role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghansí lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan13
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan14
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan10
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan12
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan09
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan11
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan01
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan08
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan04
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan05
  • More than 2,000 Iowans deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Red Bulls patch emblazoned on their shoulders carried honor and tradition unparalleled in the National Guard, but for Afghans, who saw the devil in the horned silhouette, it symbolized fear. <br />
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Stationed throughout Afghanistan, these soldiers saw more of the country than most Afghans will see in their lifetimes. Yet, the soldiers said that they came home with a hazier understanding of the conflict. They spoke of a struggle to understand America’s role in the region. Deployment was dangerous, but no one could guarantee that the risk and sacrifice would have a lasting effect on the Afghans’ lives.<br />
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Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
    Embed, Afghanistan03
  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV on an obstacle course at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The course is meant to simulate a wide variety of road and off-road scenarios soldiers may encounter in a war zone.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV on an obstacle course at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The course is meant to simulate a wide variety of road and off-road scenarios soldiers may encounter in a war zone.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV on an obstacle course at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The course is meant to simulate a wide variety of road and off-road scenarios soldiers may encounter in a war zone.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV on an obstacle course at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The course is meant to simulate a wide variety of road and off-road scenarios soldiers may encounter in a war zone.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
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Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • NYTUNREST<br />
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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Wednesday, June 3, 2020<br />
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Cornell Griffin speaks to a crowd gathered across the street from the Minneapolis Police Department’s third precinct, which was destroyed in unrest in the week prior. Griffin, who was once in the national guard but is now part of a new organization called Voices from the Ashes, said that the use of the Minnesota National Guard to quell unrest felt like war. He said, “it’s sad that they’re being used to defend a policy and not the people.”<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times<br />
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  • NYTVIRUS<br />
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Washington, D.C. -- Wednesday, April 8, 2020<br />
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A woman walks toward the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • ***HOLD for NATIONAL VIRUS-EMPTY. Please see Morrigan McCarthy before use.***<br />
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Washington, D.C. -- Saturday, March 14, 2020<br />
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A woman walks inside of the Washington DC War Memorial on Saturday, March 14, 2020.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • ***HOLD for NATIONAL VIRUS-EMPTY. Please see Morrigan McCarthy before use.***<br />
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Washington, D.C. -- Saturday, March 14, 2020<br />
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A woman walks inside of the Washington DC War Memorial on Saturday, March 14, 2020.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Madison, Wisconsin -- Thursday, March 7, 2019<br />
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Madison-area volunteer Bill Bright awaits the arrival of Eric Holder at the For Our Future phone bank office. "I’m a progressive. I have been all my life," Bright said. "I cut my teeth on the Vietnam war and civil rights."<br />
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Holder spoke to volunteers reaching out to voters in support of Lisa Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court.<br />
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Holder, the Attorney General of the United States under President Barack Obama, is now the chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which seeks to address voting rights issues including gerrymandering.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for Mother Jones
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  • ESTILL COUNTY<br />
Irvine, Kentucky -- Saturday, April 28, 2018<br />
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While serving in the Army during the Korean War, Robert Collins commissioned this painted portrait for his wife Tammy. Today the painting rests on his favorite chair in the home of his daughter Amy Clem in Irvine, Kentucky.
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  • Fort Wayne, Indiana - September 5, 2016<br />
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Mi Kyaiksoi Non, who has lived in the United States for seven years, brought her daughters Mi Htaw Kyaiksoi, 9, and Mi Kon Kyaiksoi, 6, at left, to the Labor Day picnic. Non, who works as an interpreter, says that she has been able to make a good living and to secure good educations for her children in Fort Wayne. "In Myanmar, at the moment, we have civil war so it is not a stable condition," Non said. <br />
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The Workers Project, which created one of the U.S.'s biggest and longest-standing celebrations of labor, is focused on creating solidarity between union members and unemployed and undocumented workers. It provides a possible path forward against the gutting of the traditional labor movement. <br />
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The Project's Labor Day picnic is a huge, free potluck and party that highlights the Projects' efforts to create community among groups who are expected to distrust and dislike each other.<br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar
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  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS --<br />
Traffic travels north on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS --<br />
Traffic travels north on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
    Truckpay18.jpg
  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse parks at a truckstop in Markham, Ill.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
    Truckpay15.jpg
  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS --<br />
Traffic travels north on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
    Truckpay16.jpg
  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse parks at a truckstop in Markham, Ill.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
    Truckpay14.jpg
  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse parks at a truckstop in Markham, Ill.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
    Truckpay13.jpg
  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse parks at a truckstop in Markham, Ill.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
    Truckpay12.jpg
  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse parks at a truckstop in Markham, Ill.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse parks at a truckstop in Markham, Ill.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse parks at a truckstop in Markham, Ill.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse puts on a protective suit for handling harmful substances before posing for a portrait at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse poses for a portrait at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse poses for a portrait at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Wearing a protective suit for handling harmful substances, Alex Topolse poses for a portrait at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse poses for a portrait at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse parks at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Alex Topolse poses for a portrait at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
    Truckpay03.jpg
  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Wearing a protective suit for handling harmful substances, Alex Topolse poses for a portrait at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
<br />
After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
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Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
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Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
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Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
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Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
<br />
Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
<br />
Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
    Virgil04.jpg
  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • Chicago, Illinois -- <br />
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Virgil Huston is photographed at Humboldt Park in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Huston, an Iraq war veteran and Afghanistan contractor, has begun to take MDMA in the new trials to treat his PTSD.<br />
<br />
Photos by Alyssa Schukar<br />
alyssa@alyssaschukar.com<br />
402-770-3968
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  • MARKHAM, ILLINOIS --<br />
Wearing a protective suit for handling harmful substances, Alex Topolse poses for a portrait at a truck stop in Markham, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.<br />
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, truck drivers now find themselves at the center of a bidding war. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some advertising sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and even free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are tricking out their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road a little more comfortable. It’s a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 35-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers to handling a tanker truck hauling chemicals in 2013. He said he liked the work but jumped to a different company that allowed him to spend more time at home—and offered a 50% raise. He said he is on track to pull in nearly $70,000 this year. “It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers,” Mr. Topolse said. “It just made sense.”<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal<br />
Slug: "TRUCKPAY"
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  • Iowa National Guard Spc. John Kerschner, 46, hugs four of his daughters including, from left, Grace, 14, Gianna, 7, Gaela, 9, and Gladys, 11, outside of their home in Clearfield, Iowa. Kerschner served at Combat Outpost Dand Patan with Bravo Company of the 1-168th battalion of the Iowa National Guard. “I don't want to say it was an enjoyable experience” in Afghanistan, Kerschner said. “But it was a worthwhile one.” | Chicago Freelance Photographer | Alyssa Schukar | Photojournalist
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Staff Sgt. Kelsi Anderson gets into the drivers seat of a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on the new vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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With a Humvee predecessor in the foreground, Sgt. William Sievers stands on top of a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on firing a 50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Unlike its predecessors, the JLTV is able to level out its base so that soldiers do not have to compensate for uneven ground beneath the vehicle. This is especially valuable when using the machine gun.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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With a Humvee predecessor in the foreground, Sgt. William Sievers stands on top of a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on firing a 50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Unlike its predecessors, the JLTV is able to level out its base so that soldiers do not have to compensate for uneven ground beneath the vehicle. This is especially valuable when using the machine gun.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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A 50-caliber machine gun is mounted on top of the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Unlike its predecessors, the JLTV is able to level out its base so that soldiers do not have to compensate for uneven ground beneath the vehicle. This is especially valuable when using the machine gun.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Sgt. Lance Britt stands on top of a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on firing a 50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Unlike its predecessors, the JLTV is able to level out its base so that soldiers do not have to compensate for uneven ground beneath the vehicle. This is especially valuable when using the machine gun.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The JLTV can drive through up to 60-inches of water.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Staff Sgt. Kelsi Anderson prepares to load into a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on the new vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
<br />
Staff Sgt. Kelsi Anderson prepares to load into a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on the new vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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A JLTV is reflected in the side mirror of another JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on the vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Staff Sgt. Kelsi Anderson gets into the drivers seat of a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on the new vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Cup holders are among the many upgrades Army Reserve soldiers use as they train on the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-JLTV-7947.JPG
  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Sgt. First Class Kevin Yocum speaks about the JLTV, seen at left, as Army Reserve soldiers train on the vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
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The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-JLTV-7875.JPG
  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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FOB Liberty -- a simulated forward operating base -- is seen through a back window of a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on the vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
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CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-JLTV-5556.JPG
  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The JLTV can drive through up to 60-inches of water.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-JLTV-5378.JPG
  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
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Sgt. First Class Marcus Narcisse gets into the drivers seat of a JLTV as Army Reserve soldiers train on the new vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-JLTV-5271.JPG
  • Fort McCoy, Wisconsin -- Sunday, Aug 7, 2019<br />
<br />
Army Reserve soldiers train on the JLTV at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.<br />
<br />
The Army is replacing the venerable Iraq-era light truck, the Humvee, with a new one called the JLTV. The change is an acknowledgement by the Armed Forces that the era of conventional wars with safe zones behind front lines is likely gone for good, and its troops transports must be ready for an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. <br />
<br />
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times  <br />
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    2019-JLTV-5064.JPG
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