Images: Last U.S. troops leave Iraq
U.S. Army Pfc. Nicolas Piperis, from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, stands near his armored vehicle at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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A U.S. Army officer waves at soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division on board a plane at Camp Adder moments before the unit, the last headquarters battalion, leaves Iraq.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Alison Green from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, waits in her armored vehicle at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, is seen at Camp Adder moments before soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division leave Iraq.
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A bodyguard for Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, foreground, stands guard as the general speaks to reporters at Camp Adder moments before soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division leave Iraq and the last ground convoy out of Iraq makes its final preparations.
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U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, are seen near their vehicle at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, barbecue at Camp Adder during final preparations Saturday for the last American convoy to leave Iraq. The U.S. military says the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends.
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U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, stage their armored vehicles at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq. The U.S. military says the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends.
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division board a plane at Camp Adder moments before the unit leaves Iraq. The U.S. military says the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends.
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A Kuwaiti border guard watches a convoy from the U.S. Armys 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division crossing the border late Saturday night from Iraq into Kuwait. The brigades special troops battalion are the last American soldiers to leave Iraq. The U.S. military says the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends.
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Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top US commander in Iraq, shakes hands with soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division on board a plane at Camp Adder moments before the unit leaves Iraq.
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A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, looks out of his vehicle at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, naps in his armored vehicle at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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U.S. Army soldiers watch a convoy from the US Armys 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division crossing the border late Saturday night from Iraq into Kuwait. The brigades special troops battalion are the last American soldiers to leave Iraq.
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U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, inspect their body armor at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, inspects his body armor at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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U.S. Army Maj. Jerrold Castro, from Guam, right, plays a ukulele while waiting for a flight along with other soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division at Camp Adder moments before the unit leaves Iraq. Maj. Castro commands a signal company in the Headquarters Batalion of the 25th Infantry division, the last headquarters unit to depart Iraq.
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Gen. Lloyd Austin, left, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, shakes hands with a service member at Camp Adder as the last Americans prepare to leave Iraq by air and ground.
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A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, sits on top of his armored vehicle at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, sits on top of his armored vehicle at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq.
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A U.S. Army officer waves at soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division on board a plane at Camp Adder moments before the unit, the last headquarters battalion, leaves Iraq.
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