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U.S. troops march in single file line to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during a ceremony at the former Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011, marking the end of Operation New Dawn. Since 2003, more than 1 million service members have served in Iraq.

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U.S. troops march in single file line to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during a ceremony at the former Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011, marking the end of Operation New Dawn. Since 2003, more than 1 million service members have served in Iraq.

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