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Published December 15, 2011, 12:00 AM

Troops


An Iraqi officer, center, and US Army soldiers salute Thursday during ceremonies marking the end of the US military mission in Baghdad, Iraq. After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally shut down the war in Iraq a conflict that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money, as it set Iraq on a path to democracy.
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