Iraqi-War Troops Home in Time for Christmas

News Society — 16 December 2011
Iraqi-War Troops Home in Time for Christmas

President Obama greets troops at Ft. Bragg, NC

Forty-five hundred dead Americans, 3,200 wounded, and more than $800 billion later—President Barack Obama keeps his promise by officially ending the 9-year war in Iraq. The deployment ends just in time for American soldiers to return home to their families and friends for the Christmas holiday.

Photo by: Ted S. Warren/AP

Photo by: Ted S. Warren/AP

End of War Ceremonies in Iraq

Photo by: Mario Tama/ Getty Images

Photo by: Mario Tama/ Getty Images

Photo by: Mario Tama/ Getty Images

Leaving Iraq

Photo by: Joe Readle/ Getty Images

Photo by: Joe Readle/ Getty Images

Photo by: Joe Readle/ Getty Images

Photo by: Joe Readle/ Getty Images

Photo by: Andrea Bruce/ New York Times

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