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US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) flag detail celebrate Veteran's Day by flying over 500 flags for the men and women at Baghdad International Airport (IAP), Iraq. The AEG deployed to Baghdad in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) Honor Guard lower the flag during a Veteran's Day retreat ceremony at Baghdad International Airport (IAP), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 447th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS) raise and salute American flags in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day at Baghdad International Airport (IAP), Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) group "Tops in Blue" performs for the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) at Baghdad International Airport (BIA), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron (EMS) fold the American Flag during a Veteran's Day Retreat Ceremony at Kirkuk AB, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At the Baghdad International Airport (BIA), Baghdad, Iraq, US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) Command STAFF raise an American flag during a memorial service dedicated to those who lost their lives September 11th, 2001

At Baghdad International Airport (BIA), Iraq, the men and women of the US Air Force (USAF) 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), assemble for retreat and a Remembrance Ceremony honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Air Force 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron Airmen stand at attention during a Veteran's Day Retreat Ceremony at Kirkuk AB, Iraq, on Nov. 11, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Adrian Cadiz) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) Honor Guard prepare to raise the American Flag during a Veterans Day Ceremony held at reveille while deployed at an undisclosed location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) raise over 500 flags at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq on Veteran's Day during a flag raising ceremony. The AEG deployed to Baghdad in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Baghdad International Airport

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: 447 ESVS447 ESVS447 ESVS

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Verlin Levi Collins, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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11/11/2003
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