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After the devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the U.S. government decided military action was the only way to weed out the perpetrators and ensure that such horror would never reoccur. Featuring previously classified battle footage and an introduction by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Operation Enduring Freedom documents this highly effective military action in Afghanistan.

<p>FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) - Army National Guard troops headed for Iraq got an upbeat send-off from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who praised them as "the true terminators."</p> <p>The governor presented U.S. and California flags to the National Guard's 81st Separate Armor Brigade, which is deploying overseas for the first time since the Korean War.</p>