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U.S. soldiers leaving Al Faw palace at Camp Victory, one of the last American bases in this country where the U.S. military footprint is swiftly shrinking, after a special ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden thanked U.S.

and Iraqi troops for sacrifices that he said allowed for the end of the nearly nine-year-long war, even as attacks around the country