In this photo taken June 2, 2009, U.S. Army Sgt. Kelly Gaskey, 51, from Cleveland, Tenn. carries his rucksack as his company prepares to leave a combat outpost in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. troops will be out of Iraqi cities by Tuesday in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)