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A flag detail of soldiers assigned to the 15th Engineer Battalion, stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany, lowers the flag over Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg for the final time, Jan. 14, 2009. The U.S. Army returned the installation to the host nation following the ceremony.

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A flag detail of soldiers assigned to the 15th Engineer Battalion, stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany, lowers the flag over Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg for the final time, Jan. 14, 2009. The U.S. Army returned the installation to the host nation following the ceremony.

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