Thursday
Dec152011
U.S. Officially Declares Iraq War Over
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 11:29AMThe U.S. officially declared an end to the war in Iraq Thursday, holding a ceremony in the country to retire the flag for U.S. forces in Iraq.
The ceremony, attended by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, comes a little over two weeks before all troops are expected leave the country.
The U.S. still has approximately 5,500 soldiers still in the country, according to the American Forces Press Service.
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