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#readytofight: 'It is my obligation to fight 'Islamic State"

May 29, 2015

Though the United States is not officially at war with "Islamic State", former US Marine Kurt felt he couldn't sit there doing nothing. So he is preparing to fly to Iraq to fight with Kurdish forces against "IS".

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#readytofight: 'It is my obligation to fight Islamic State'

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