Subject: Salute the Troops: Two Years After the End of Combat Missions in Iraq
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:08:35 -0500

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Salute the Troops: Two Years After the End of Combat Missions in Iraq

On August 31st, 2010, President Obama addressed the nation [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/iraq#endofwar ] from the Oval Office. "So tonight," he said, "I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended."

To mark two years since the end of combat in Iraq, and with troops still serving in Afghanistan, take a moment to show your support for those that serve and their families. Here’s how you can participate [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/08/30/salute-troops-two-years-after-end-combat-missions-iraq ]:

  * Use the hashtag #SaluteTroops [ https://twitter.com/joiningforces ] on Twitter to share your message of thanks 
  * On facebook, you can update your status with a message of support or add your message of thanks to the White House facebook page [ http://www.facebook.com/whitehouse ]  [ http://www.facebook.com/whitehouse ] 
  *  [ http://www.facebook.com/whitehouse ]Share a message of thanks with a military family [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/message ] through Joining Forces and the USO 

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