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    U.S. and Russian Embassies Honor 201st Motorized Rifle Division [Image 4 of 4]

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    A military memorial ceremony is taking place at a monument, likely in a post-Soviet country based on the uniforms and Cyrillic text visible on the wreaths. Soldiers in dress uniforms and camouflage are participating, with one officer saluting and another bowing to lay flowers. Large floral wreaths with red ribbons bearing Cyrillic inscriptions are prominently displayed at the base of a stone monument.

    DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN

    11.30.2007

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    U.S. Army Central   

    Russian soldiers laid individual flowers at the base of the 201st Russian Military Base Headquarters' monument in Dushanbe. The ceremony honored the Russian soldiers who assisted in evacuating U.S. diplomats from the U.S. Embassy in October 1992 at the onset of Tajikistan's 1992-1997 civil war. The wreath-laying is an annual ceremony shared by the U.S. and Russian embassies to commemorate this act of international cooperation. (Nigina Alieva, Information Assistant, Embassy Tajikistan)

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    Date Taken: 11.30.2007
    Date Posted: 11.30.2007 14:57
    Photo ID: 66728
    Resolution: 3504x2336
    Size: 3.5 MB
    Location: DUSHANBE, TJ

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