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Audience members rise at the end of the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Forces Iraq at al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Sept. 1, 2010. U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III relieved U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno as commander of the remaining forces in Iraq, marking the end of U.S. combat operations in the country.

CEREMONY'S END

Audience members rise at the end of the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Forces Iraq at al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Sept. 1, 2010. U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III relieved U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno as commander of the remaining forces in Iraq, marking the end of U.S. combat operations in the country.

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