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Hey Army Vets, we have a looney, self described, military expert claiming the CIB is a participation trophy.
Today 9:57 am
On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" during a speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. While marking the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, this premature declaration, highlighted by a "Mission Accomplished" banner, became a controversial symbol as insurgency and conflict continued for years, with final U.S. combat troop withdrawal not occurring until December 2011Huey » 6 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ AI Overview
Official U.S. combat operations in Iraq formally ended on August 31, 2010, when President Barack Obama announced the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.