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SoCal vets express frustration with unrest in Iraq
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Jun 16, 2014
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SoCal vets express frustration with unrest in Iraq
Southern Californian veterans of the Iraq War have seen the progress they made largely reversed as militants overrun many of Iraq’s cities.
Jason Kyle, an Iraq war veteran, works at a company in Brea that manufactures scopes for rifles.
Jason Kyle, an Iraq war veteran, works at a company in Brea that manufactures scopes for rifles.
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Denise Guerra
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Brandon Washington’s Iraq war service left him with post traumatic stress and a slight brain injury.
Brandon Washington’s Iraq war service left him with post traumatic stress and a slight brain injury.
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Sharon McNary
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Southern Californian veterans of the Iraq War have seen the progress they made largely reversed as militants overrun many of Iraq’s cities.

More than 700 ​Californians were killed in combat during the eight years of war in Iraq. Now that terrorist-backed extremists are overrunning many of Iraq's cities, veterans are watching the gains they made being reversed.

Some Southern California vets shared their frustrations with KPCC's Sharon McNary.