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U.S. troops take the citizenship oath inside Al-Faw palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4, 2009. Vice President Joe Biden and Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, presided over the naturalization ceremony.

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U.S. troops take the citizenship oath inside Al-Faw palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4, 2009. Vice President Joe Biden and Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, presided over the naturalization ceremony.

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