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A British Chaplain, 12 Mechanized Brigade, speaks to British Soldiers standing in formation for the St. George's Day ceremony at the Shat Al Arab Hotel in Basrah, Iraq. Saint George is the Patron Saint of England. The British Soldiers are part of the coalition deployed to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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A British Chaplain, 12 Mechanized Brigade, speaks to British Soldiers standing in formation for the St. George's Day ceremony at the Shat Al Arab Hotel in Basrah, Iraq. Saint George is the Patron Saint of England. The British Soldiers are part of the coalition deployed to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Base: Basrah

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kelly Burkhart, USA

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.

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23/04/2005
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The U.S. National Archives
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