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A jackass helps the Marines

By Becket Adams
Published August 22, 2014 7:37pm ET
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A jackass helps the Marines
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan were reportedly aided in their efforts to flush out insurgents by a jackass who just wanted to go home, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told a group of soldiers this week. (iStock image)

U.S. Marines in Afghanistan were reportedly aided in their efforts to flush out insurgents by a jackass who just wanted to go home, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told a group of soldiers this week.

And by “jackass,” we mean an honest-to-God donkey.

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