One side of the Hands of Victory monument built at the end of the Iran-Iraq war marking the entrance to a large parade ground in central Baghdad. The hand and arm are modeled after former dictator Saddam Husseins own and surrounded with thousands of Iranian helmets taken from the battlefield. The swords made for the guns of dead Iraqi soldiers, melted and recast into the 24-ton blades. Image taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
13/11/2003
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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