US Senators mix business with pleasure while in Iraq [Image 2 of 4]

TALLIL, IRAQ

11.24.2009

Photo by Spc. Anita Stratton 

41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Oregon U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkely and Ronald Burris of Illinois, stand on the Ziggurat of UR with Soldiers of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oregon National Guard overlooking the archeological ruins of Abraham's house in Tallil, Iraq, Nov. 24, 2009. The senators were given a brief history lesson on the area as being the cradle of civilization.The senators were in Iraq to meet Iraqi military and governmnet leaders and U.S. officials and to get an idea of the future of Iraq. Later, they also met with Soldiers who were given the opportunity to voice concerns about jobs, health care and the economy upon their return home.

• Date Taken: 11.24.2009
• Date Posted: 11.25.2009 13:59
• Photo ID: 226685
• VIRIN: 091124-A-9075V-037
• Resolution: 2632x1752
• Size: 2.08 MB
• Location: TALLIL, IQ