Tuesday 20 December 2011

Obama, Biden welcome home US commander in Iraq (AP)

From left, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey stand for the National Anthem during a ceremony marking the return of Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, right, his staff, and the U.S. Forces-Iraq command flag, signifying a formal end to the U.S. military mission in Iraq, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Blending solemn tradition with joyous reunion, the top commander of U.S. forces in Iraq returned home to U.S. soil Tuesday, greeted by his wife and his president in an understated ceremony to mark the end of the nine-year conflict.



Related News:-

  • Barack Obama


    • Barackobama.com is the official re-election campaign website of President Barack Obama. Visit the site for the latest updates from the Obama campaign, 2012 election news ...

  • Obama relieves McChrystal of command


    • WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sacked his loose-lipped Afghanistan commander Wednesday, a seismic shift for the U.S. military order in wartime, and chose the ...

  • Topic Galleries -- chicagotribune.com


    • Topic galleries provide easy access to stories and photos about people, places, organizations, events and subjects of interest to you. They bring together rich multimedia ...
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...