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U.S. Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks at the ceremony to mark the end of the U.S. mission in Iraq in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011. Panetta told troops that they would leave Iraq knowing that their sacrifice helped the Iraqi people.

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U.S. Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks at the ceremony to mark the end of the U.S. mission in Iraq in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011. Panetta told troops that they would leave Iraq knowing that their sacrifice helped the Iraqi people.

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