Sunday, May 17, 2009

Photo for the Day - May 17, 2009

* Photo for the Day *- Ziggurat Ceremony -
Kindergarten students from Mumsuna School in Nasiriyah, Iraq attend a ceremony marking the transfer of the Ziggurat of Ur from U.S. to Iraqi control. The Ziggurat had been closed to the public since 2003. The Ziggurat was constructed in 2,100 B.C. by Sumerian King Ur-Nammu. The ceremony was attended by Iraqi government leaders and military representatives from Multi-National Division-South.

Photo by Maj. Myles Caggins

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