A glass spire adorns the top of the Iraqi Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Ceremony Square, Baghdad Iraq. The monument said to be inspired by the glorification of a martyr from the Iran-Iraq war. The round object at the center represents a traditional shield (diraa) dropping from the dying grasp of an Iraqi warrior. To the left, a steel flagpole covered in Murano glass panels displays the national flag colors. Image taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
13/11/2003
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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