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One-hundred eighty-six servicemembers from across Iraq raise their right hands, Nov. 4, 2008, taking the oath of U.S. citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq.

One-hundred eighty-six servicemembers from across Iraq raise their right hands, Nov. 4, 2008, taking the oath of U.S. citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq.

One-hundred eighty-six servicemembers from across Iraq raise their right hands, Nov. 4, 2008, taking the oath of U.S. citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq.

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