iraq. the mood among the soldiers is one of jubilation. they are proud of what they have done. iraq is still a troubled country but if you ask the soldiers here you can see the smiles on their faces and you can understand their sense of accomplishment. >> what is next for them? do they get on planes and go straight home? i'm sure their relatives are dying to see them but i imagine it's not that easy. >> reporter: is it no that easy. these troops and there are about 480 soldiers as part of this convoy, the last convoy leaving iraq are from the first cavalry division. they go through an outprocessing procedure here in kuwait. the goal is to get the soldiers home for christmas. but what is on their minds right now is that they are now out of iraq. they are in this border region here in kuwait and as of right now, melissa, the iraq war is