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Yahoo! News: Iraq

St. Louis hosting 1st big parade on Iraq War's end (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

Stephanie King holds a picture of her uncle, Col. Stephen Scott, who was killed in Iraq in 2008, as she prepares to participate in a parade to honor Iraq War veterans Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in St. Louis. Thousands turned out to watch the first big welcome home parade in the U.S. since the last troops left Iraq in December. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Looking around at the tens of thousands of people waving American flags and cheering, Army Maj. Rich Radford was moved that so many braved a cold January wind Saturday in St. Louis to honor people like him: Iraq War veterans.

Veterans share stories at Iraq War parade in Mo. (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 02:17 PM PST

Staff Sgt. Kevin Jackson, an Iraq War veteran, smiles as he waits in a staging area before the start of a parade to honor Iraq War veterans Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in St. Louis. Thousands turned out to watch the first big welcome home parade in the U.S. since the last troops left Iraq in December. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Veterans who attended the nation's first major Iraq War parade Saturday in St. Louis said they appreciated the welcome home, even though some expected to be redeployed to Afghanistan or elsewhere in the coming months. Here are a few of their stories:

Thousands greet veterans at St. Louis parade (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 03:40 PM PST

Reuters - Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis on Saturday cheering on marchers in a parade honoring veterans of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nation's first major welcome to soldiers since the end of the Iraq War.

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