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WARSAW, Poland – American soldiers are rolling into Poland, fulfilling a dream Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have U.S. troops on their soil as a deterrent against Russia.

U.S. Army vehicles and soldiers in camouflage crossed into southwestern Poland on Jan. 12 morning from Germany and were heading for Zagan, where they will be based.

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