We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 24, 2009

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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Lally, left front, and Col. Dan Hokanson, behind Lally, lead Soldiers down steps of the Ziggurat of Ur during a tour outside Camp Adder, Iraq, July 31, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cory Grogan.