Soldiers Last Day in Iraq

Pictures tell a story much more succinctly than words.  View the photos below taken during the journey from Iraq to Kuwait.  Labels give credit to the photographers with only a brief caption, so readers can create their own versions of what they see.  Ham on Wry celebrates the end of a war that killed almost 4500 over a period three months shy of nine years.  The DOD estimates 100,000 were wounded.

Soldier Leaving Iraq for Kuwait-Photo Maya Alleruzzo/AP

Last Convoy Leaves Iraq-Maya Alleruzzo /AP

Soldiers Wave to Arriving Troops-Photo Martin Bureau/Agence France-Presse

Kuwait and US Soldier Close Gate After Final Troops Enter-Martin Bureau/Agence France-Presse