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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994
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A glass spire adorns the top of the Iraqi Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Ceremony Square, Baghdad Iraq. The monument said to be inspired by the glorification of a martyr from the Iran-Iraq war. The round object at the center represents a traditional shield (diraa) dropping from the dying grasp of an Iraqi warrior. To the left, a steel flagpole covered in Murano glass panels displays the national flag colors. Image taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Public
Date 13 November 2003
institution QS:P195,Q59661040
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