“I Gave Up Being a SEAL For This?”

Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins
Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins
A contractor pours tea for a U.S. soldier in Iraq

Suzanne Kelly over at CNN’s Security Clearance blog pulls back the curtains on what it’s like to be a private contractor toiling in Iraq or Afghanistan. Hint: the big-money dreams seem to be just that.

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