Odierno takes command of forces in Iraq

United States Gen. Ray Odierno listens to a question after a Change of Command ceremony at Camp Victory in Baghdad on September 16, 2008. Odierno took command of U.S.-led forces in Iraq on Tuesday. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

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