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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen thanks soldiers for their service during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Mullen traveled to Baghdad to be the presiding officer for the Multinational Force Iraq change of command.

MULLEN THANKS SOLDIERS

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen thanks soldiers for their service during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Mullen traveled to Baghdad to be the presiding officer for the Multinational Force Iraq change of command.

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