We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 17, 2009

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A Soldier holds a US flag and his certificate of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony Nov. 11, at Camp Victory’s Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq. Nearly 160 Soldiers and Marines, representing 60 different countries, became America’s newest citizens during the ceremony. (US Army photo by Lee Crake via army.mil.)