November 7, 2011: U.S. Army soldier walks past military armored vehicles are ready to be shipped out of Iraq at Camp Victory in Baghdad. FOX News
U.S. Military Hands Camp Victory Over To Iraqis -- USA Today
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (AP) – Inside palace walls built by Saddam Hussein, U.S. generals plotted the war's course, tracked the mounting death toll and swore in new American citizens under gaudy glass chandeliers.
Just outside the palace, American troops whacked golf balls into man-made lakes or fished for carp while others sat down with a cigar and a can of nonalcoholic beer hoping for a respite from incoming rockets or mortar shells.
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ASIA
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AMERICAS
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