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Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" becomes soldiers' anthem

December 27, 2012 7:14 AM

A National Guard unit in Iraq that logged thousands of flight hours at night adopted the 1980s hit, "All Night Long," to lighten the mood and inspire the troops -- and it got the attention of Lionel Richie. CBS News' Bill Whitaker reports.

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