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U.S. troops leaving Iraq: A chronology of the Iraq war
After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally shut down the war in Iraq — a conflict that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money, as it set Iraq on a path to democracy.
More than 4,400 military members died during the U.S. invasion and presence in Iraq.
(Photo: Associated Press/Associated Press)
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