U.S. soldiers pray in a circle before leaving Camp Victory for their patrolmission on the streets of Baghdad. REUTERS/Nikola Solic (IRAQ)
From CNN:
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Thousands of miles removed from their hometown polling stations, American soldiers in Iraq watched a historic U.S. presidential election unfold Tuesday evening.
Tuning in at a forward operating base in southern Baghdad, soldiers watched on big screen televisions as Democrat Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States and the first African-American to hold the nation's highest office.
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