Comedian Stephen Colbert performs on USO tour in Baghdad
Comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" performs, in a custom-camo Brooks Brothers suit, for U.S. military personnel at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq on June 7, 2009. Colbert is participating in a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region June 5-11, 2009. (UPI Photo/Steve Manuel/USO)
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