Flag of Iraq - Wikipedia
The current official and internationally recognized flag of Iraq (علم العراق) was adopted in 2008 as a temporary compromise, and consists of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black stripes …
Marine hides American flag that marked end of the Saddam …
Apr 10, 2013 · Moments before the statue fell, a U.S. Marine climbed a ladder and draped McLaughlin’s flag over the face of Saddam Hussein then cautiously replaced it with an Iraqi …
U.S. Flag Comes Down, And Iraq War Is Officially Over - NPR
Dec 15, 2011 · 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 …
U.S. Military Lowers Flag, Marking End of Iraq War
Dec 15, 2011 · America's colors have been cased in Iraq — the flag was just symbolically put away at a ceremony marking the end of a war that lasted nearly nine years.
The Marine who shoved America in Saddam’s face — 15 years later
Apr 9, 2018 · Chin — the Brooklyn-bred leatherneck famously photographed holding an American flag over the face of a soon-to-be-toppled statue of Saddam Hussein during the April 9, 2003, …
Flags flown over palace for family and friends
May 8, 2008 · Many servicemembers have received an American flag that has been flown over Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, to keep for themselves or send home to family and friends. …
This American flag famously covered a Saddam statue. Now it’s …
Apr 9, 2023 · As millions watched the statue fall in Baghdad’s Firdos Square, Tim McLaughlin’s American flag came to symbolize victory in Iraq.
The Marine Behind American Flag Controversy - ABC News
Apr 10, 2003 · U.S. military leaders have set boundaries on American flag displays in an effort to avoid provoking Arab emotions over the war in Iraq. U.S. troops have been ordered not to …
Marine hides American flag that marked end of the Saddam
Apr 10, 2013 · Moments before the statue fell, a U.S. Marine climbed a ladder and draped McLaughlin's flag over the face of Saddam Hussein then cautiously replaced it with an Iraqi …
US flag, signed by soldiers and hidden in Iraq for years, inspires ...
The story of an American flag, signed by U.S. troops and hidden from Iraqi insurgents for more than a decade, has inspired President Donald Trump to write to the soldier who brought it home.