US Ambassador to Mauritania John Limbert (second from left), and members of the US Army (USA) 308th Civil Affairs Brigade (CAB) and the Office of Resource and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) meet with Dr. Jebar Khalil (left), Chairman of the State Board of Antiquities, and Dr. Donny George (right center), director of research, and another director of the Iraqi National Museum to discuss plans to recover stolen artifacts and rebuild and reopen the museum in Baghdad. This was the initial meeting between the Iraqi museum officials and the US government and US military. The officials toured the museum to assess the damage caused by looters and to inventory the remaining artifacts during...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Ambassador to Mauritania John Limbert (second from left), and members of the US Army (USA) 308th Civil Affairs Brigade (CAB) and the Office of Resource and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) meet with Dr. Jebar Khalil (left), Chairman of the State Board of Antiquities, and Dr. Donny George (right center), director of research, and another director of the Iraqi National Museum to discuss plans to recover stolen artifacts and rebuild and reopen the museum in Baghdad. This was the initial meeting between the Iraqi museum officials and the US government and US military. The officials toured the museum to assess the damage caused by looters and to inventory the remaining artifacts during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

Base: Baghdad International Airport

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Myles Cullen, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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