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.
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| Soldier Leaving Iraq for Kuwait-Photo Maya Alleruzzo/AP |
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| Last Convoy Leaves Iraq-Maya Alleruzzo /AP |
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| Soldiers Wave to Arriving Troops-Photo Martin Bureau/Agence France-Presse |
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| Kuwait and US Soldier Close Gate After Final Troops Enter-Martin Bureau/Agence France-Presse |
