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English:
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (November 2003) - U.S. Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), and personnel from A Company (CO), Task Force 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment (1-35 Armor), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st Armored Division (AD), pose for a photo under the "
Victory Arch
" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Hands of Victory monument built at the end of the Iran-Iraq war marks the entrance to a large parade ground in central Baghdad. The hand and arm are modeled after former dictator Saddam Husseins own and surrounded with thousands of Iranian helmets taken from the battlefield. The swords made from the guns of dead Iraqi soldiers, melted and recast into the 24-ton blades.
Deutsch:
Aufnahme von 2003 des
Denkmals von 1989
nach der US-geführten Invasion des Iraks
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| Author |
English:
Technical Sergeant John L. Houghton, Jr., United States Air Force
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U.S. Air Force
Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
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U.S. federal government
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in the United States.
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