U.S. soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 101st Air Borne Division, salute during a handover ceremony of the U.S. military patrol base Shanghai to the Iraqi army in Yusufiya

U.S. soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 101st Air Borne Division, salute during a handover ceremony of the U.S. military patrol base Shanghai to the Iraqi army in Yusufiya, south of Baghdad September 30, 2008. REUTERS/Bassim Shati (IRAQ)