0901060696M-026 WASHINGTON (Jan. 6, 2009) Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is greeted by Staff Brig. Gen. Ismael H. Alsodani, left, Iraqi Defense Attache, and Samir Al Sumaida'ie, Iraqi Ambassador to the , at the celebration marking the 88th anniversary of the creation of the Iraqi armed forces. Mullen thanked the Iraqi people for their sacrifices and reiterated the bond that the two countries have in defending democratic principles. Navy

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