Obama Campaign Promise – October 27, 2007
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thank you, Mr. President.
thank you, United States Armed Forces.
God bless the souls of our service men and women who lost their lives serving this country.
Died August 6, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
20, of Bellville, Texas; assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; died Aug. 6 at Homburg University Hospital after he was evacuated from the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq.
In memory of Zeferino E. Colunga
Zeferino was good friends with my daughter and my oldest son.
May God bless the soul of this wonderful & brave soldier.
RIP Zeferino Colunga!
Died May 5, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
22, of Brenham, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 5 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations May 4 in Baghdad.
In memory of Army Pfc. Larry I. Guyton
Larry Guyton was a cousin of mine.
Larry was just beginning his life. He gave the ultimate sacrifice.
May God bless the soul of this wonderful & brave soldier.
RIP Larry Guyton!
may the Blessings Be!
What a beautiful sight to wake up to this morning. Our men and women are finally coming home. I do hope they are going to be given honors,work, and compensation to take care of their families when they return. We need to take care of our veterans.
President Obama has remained true to his promise to get them out of Iraq; and I know he will continue to honor and work for our veterans at home. He needs the participation and support of the ENTIRE CONGRESS!!!!!!!!!
AMEN!
Iraq War: Last US Troops Leave Country
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/18/iraq-war-last-us-troops-l_n_1156037.html#comments
KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait — The last U.S. soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border to neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday, whooping, fist bumping and hugging each other in a burst of joy and relief. Their exit marked the end of a bitterly divisive war that raged for nearly nine years and left Iraq shattered, with troubling questions lingering over whether the Arab nation will remain a steadfast U.S. ally.
Bring the Boys Home
Thank you, President Obama! Thank you so much!
***tears***
Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division gesture in the convoy staging area before departing Camp Adder, now known as Imam Ali Base, near Nasiriyah, Iraq December 17, 2011. The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending their withdrawal after nearly nine years of war and military intervention that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives.
Specialist Shunterika Lewis from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division laughs while preparing to depart in the last convoy from Iraq at Camp Adder, now known as Imam Ali Base, near Nasiriyah December 17, 2011. The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives and left a country still grappling with political uncertainty.
A soldier from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division holds a flag during a casing of the colors ceremony while preparing to depart in the last convoy from Iraq at Camp Adder, now known as Imam Ali Base near Nasiriyah, Iraq December 17, 2011. The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending their withdrawal after nearly nine years of war and military intervention that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives.
Soldiers Peter Nemmers (L-R), Morgan Bright and Matthew Hildebrandt from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division laugh while preparing to depart from Iraq at Camp Adder, now known as Imam Ali Base, near Nasiriyah December 17, 2011. The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives and left a country still grappling with political uncertainty.
US soldiers celebrate as the first vehicles of the last US military convoy carrying troops out of Iraq passes through the K-Crossing at Iraq’s border with Kuwait on December 18, 2011. From the tens of thousands killed and wounded to the hundreds of billions of dollars spent in eight years of conflict, the cost of the Iraq war is astronomic and still growing.