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'Gunner Palace' Portrays Lives of U.S. Troops in Iraq

NPR | By Bellamy Pailthorp

Published March 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Gunner Palace is a documentary about U.S. troops in Iraq. It shows a life of tedium and anxiety. For relief, many soldiers turn to music.

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