British troops in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
REX2003032404 - QATAR, MARCH 2003 (UPI) -- British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon with Air Marshal Brian Burridge, UK National Contingent Commander, in Qatar in March, 2003. rlw/REX FEATURES UPI
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