President Barack Obama greets the last troops assigned to U.S. Forces Iraq as they arrive on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 20, 2011. DOD photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
Return Of Colors Ceremony Closes Out Iraq War -- Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON – In the final operation of the Iraq war, U.S. Forces-Iraq commander Gen. Lloyd Austin returned the command’s flag to U.S. soil Tuesday in a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
“We have honored our commitment and our military-led mission has come to a successful conclusion, and today I am proud to safely return our colors to their rightful place, the United States of America,” Austin told an audience that included President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as well as returning troops and their families.
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Obama marks end of Iraq war -- Politico
US colors from Iraq return home -- AFP
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