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**FILE** U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division, the last American unit to leave Iraq, arrive at Camp Virginia in Kuwait. (Associated Press)
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Elama Palemene greets his wife, Annaden (right), and children Ko' Elani (left) and Pe' Ela during an early morning welcome-home ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, for about 300 soldiers returning home from deployment in Iraq on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Erich Schlegel)
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A member of the Iraqi army waves the national flag after a ceremony signing over Camp Adder, near Nasiriyah in Iraq, the last United States base in the country, to the Iraqi air force on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson, Pool)
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The last convoy of solders from the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, crosses the border from Iraq into Kuwait on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Egyptian protesters protect themselves behind makeshift shields during clashes with army troops near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
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In this Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, photo, a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, sits on top of his armored vehicle at Camp Adder during final preparations for the last American convoy to leave Iraq. The U.S. military says the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) ** FILE **
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An Egyptian protester throws a stone toward soldiers, unseen, as a building burns during clashes near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Ahmad Hammad)
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A Kuwaiti border guard watches a convoy from the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division crossing the border from Iraq into Kuwait, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. The brigade's special troops battalion are the last American soldiers to leave Iraq. The U.S. military says the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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**FILE** South Sudan's President Salva Kiirr (center) and Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir (right) stand July 9, 2011, on the podium at the start of independence celebrations in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan raised the flag of its new nation for the first time, as thousands of South Sudanese citizens swarmed the capital of Juba to celebrate the country's birth. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Essayist Christopher Hitchens speaks during a debate on Iraq and the foreign policies of the United States and Britain, in this Sept. 14, 2005, file photo taken in New York. Vanity Fair reports Hitchens died on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Chad Rachman)
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HOMEWARD BOUND: Soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division show appreciation for the band Filter as they relax Thursday at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, where they await deployment home after leaving Iraq. (Associated Press)
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ON THEIR OWN: Iraqi army soldiers train with an M1 Abrams tank, purchased from the U.S., during an exercise in Baghdad.
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An Iraqi man gives the victory sign to US Marines of CSSB 10 ( Combat Service Support Battalion 10 ) as they move by convoy to locations near Baghdad in central Iraq Monday, April 7, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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Iraqi citizens claiming to be civil police, engineers and doctors answered a broadcast on BBC radio to come to the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq as the US military begins trying to establish a civilian force to restore order and public utilities Saturday, April 12, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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A US Marine Humvee rolls through Central City Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, April 12, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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US Marines examine one of over 40 suicide vests loaded with C4 explosives and ball bearings found inside a schoolhouse in eastern Baghdad, Iraq Sunday, April 13, 2003. They also found nearly 40 empty hangers used to hold the vest leading Marines to think that there may be suicide attacks in Baghdad. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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US Marine PFC Charles Wright of 3rd Battalion 4th Marine Regiment, of Jacksonville, FL, sees a picture for the first time of his first child, Gavin Marshall Wright, 8 pounds 8 ounces, born March 5, 2003 while PFC Wright was on duty in Baghdad, Iraq. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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An Iraqi boy tries to pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein near burning government buildings in Baghdad, Iraq Friday, April 11, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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An Iraqi man returns to the headquarters of Saddam Husseins Secret Police to gather more loot in Baghdad, Iraq Friday, April 11, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )
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** FILE ** Doctors in at a Red Crescent Hospital examine a man who was shot in the leg when caught in the crossfire between Iraqi factions in the Saddam City area of Baghdad, Iraq. The doctors said that they have not treated any war casualties in two days, but are flooded with victims of civil chaos and fighting and are running low on supplies, Friday, April 11, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times )
