The Last U.S. Troop Brigade In Iraq Departs Country After Over Eight Years Of War

NASIRIYAH, IRAQ - DECEMBER 17: Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, celebrate after boarding a C-17 transport plane to depart Camp Adder, now known as Imam Ali Base, on December 17, 2011 near Nasiriyah, Iraq. Around 500 other troops from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division ended their presence on Camp Adder, the last remaining American base, and departed in the final American military convoy out of Iraq, arriving into Kuwait in the early morning hours of December 18, 2011. All U.S. troops were scheduled to have departed Iraq by December 31st, 2011. At least 4,485 U.S. military personnel died in service in Iraq. According to the Iraq Body Count, more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died from war-related violence. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)