American Flag - CIA - The World Factbook
This flag flew over a US base in Baghdad on 13 December 2003, the day coalition forces captured deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Husayn. Artifact Specs. 238.8 cm x 142.2 cm (L x W)
This American flag famously covered a Saddam statue. Now it’s …
2023年4月9日 · As millions watched the statue fall in Baghdad’s Firdos Square, Tim McLaughlin’s American flag came to symbolize victory in Iraq.
U.S. Flag Comes Down, And Iraq War Is Officially Over : NPR
2011年12月15日 · After nearly nine years of war in Iraq, a subdued flag-lowering ceremony in Baghdad on Thursday marked the official end of one of the longest U.S. military missions in American history.
Photos: Looking Back at the War in Iraq, 15 Years After ...
2018年3月20日 · The United States Forces-Iraq flag is displayed before being retired during a casing ceremony, signifying the departure of United States troops from Iraq, at the former Sather Air Base on...
Firdos Square statue destruction - Wikipedia
On April 9, 2003, during the US invasion of Iraq, a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square was destroyed by Iraqi civilians and United States Marines. The event received global media coverage, wherein it came to symbolize the end of Saddam's rule in Iraq.
U.S. Military Lowers Flag, Marking End of Iraq War
2011年12月15日 · The American flag, Iraqi flag, and the U.S. Forces Iraq colors are carried during ceremonies in Baghdad today marking the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq.
Marine hides American flag that marked end of the Saddam …
2013年4月10日 · When Saddam Hussein’s statue toppled down in Firdos Square in downtown Baghdad in April 9, 2003, the image of an American flag covering the face of Hussein’s statue was seared into the mind...
Then and Now: What Replaced the Toppled Saddam Statue?
2010年8月26日 · BAGHDAD | The toppling of a statue of Saddam Hussein, marking the fall of Baghdad to U.S.-led coalition forces, did not escape controversy when a U.S. Marine temporarily draped an...
US flag ceremony marks formal end of Iraq war role - BBC News
2011年12月15日 · The flag of American forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end. The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, told...
Marine hides American flag that marked end of the Saddam
2013年4月10日 · When Saddam Hussein's statue toppled down in Firdos Square in downtown Baghdad in April 9, 2003, the image of an American flag covering the face of Hussein's statue was seared into the mind...