. >> reporter: karn pen ter first came to iraq during the dark days of 2006.od about what they've accomplished. >> it feels great. >> reporter: that's a big thing. >> yes, it is. we've been here for a long time so there are a lot of soldiers that are not here to see the end, this company and there's many other companies that are still here do get to see the end and that's something special. >> reporter: so what lies ahead for you? >> well, we finish unloading our equipment and get on a plane and fly home. for me personally, i'll go back and transition back to my family and i'm going to get out of the army shortly and go home. >> reporter: after 8 1/2 years, america's war in iraq is coming to an end, one convoy, one soldier at a time. martin savidge, cnn, camp virginia, kuwait. >> martin, thank you for that. >>> coming up here, presidential candidates actually getting into the black friday spirit. selling campaign gear at half prices. >>> also, if you can create the whole 12 days of christmas, just how much do you actually think that would cost? we've actually