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First lady Michelle Obama addressed soldiers in December 2011 at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The president and first lady Michelle Obama thanked the troops for their service in Iraq, marking the fulfillment of a campaign promise to bring home all U.S. forces following a nearly nine-year conflict. (Travis Long/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

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