Transfer ceremony at Kandahar airbase

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  The Canadian Forces officially handed over control of the Kandahar region to the U.S. during a ceremony on Thursday.
  
  Guests and dignitaries are seated in Canada House during the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Canadian and American officers salute during the playing of the Canadian national anthem during a transfer of authority ceremony on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Dignitaries salute while the Afghan and Canadian National Anthems are played to start the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Canadian, American and Afghan troops stand at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony at Kandahar Airfield on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Brig.-Gen Dean Milner centre, Commander of Canadian Forces Kandahar, salutes along with others for the Afghan and Canadian anthem during a transfer of command authority ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Canadian soldiers pay tribute to the fallen soldiers during a transfer of command authority ceremony in Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  U.S. Major General James L. Terry, right, delivers speech during a transfer of command authority ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Commander Task Force Kandahar, Brigadier-General Dean Milner, addresses guests and dignitaries during the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Canada’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mr. William Crosbie, listens to speeches during the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony Ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Afghan officials and NATO troops salute during a national anthem in a transfer of command authority ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  U.S. Major General James L. Terry deliver speech during a transfer of command authority ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  U.S. and Canadians soldiers attend a transfer of command authority ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  U.S. Major General James L. Terry, Commander Regional Command South, delivers speech during a transfer of command authority ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Commander of Task Force Artic Wolves, Colonel Todd Wood addresses the guests and dignitaries during the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  U.S. Major General James L. Terry, centre, Commander Regional Command South, shakes hand with Brig.-Gen Dean Milner, Commander of Canadian Forces Kandahar, during a transfer of command authority ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Canadian Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner, left, watches as U.S. Maj.-Gen. James Terry, centre, and Col. Todd Wood, commander of the 1st Stryker Combat Team, 25th U.S. Infantry Division, sign transfer of authority documents in Kandahar on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  U.S. Major General James L. Terry centre, Commander Regional Command South, Brig.-Gen Dean Milner, Commander of Canadian Forces Kandahar, left, and U.S. Col. Todd R. Wood, right, signs the transfer of authority papers during a transfer of command authority ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Commander Task Force Kandahar, Brigadier-General Dean Milner shakes hands with the incoming Commander of Task Force Arctic Wolves, Col. Todd Wood, during the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Commander Task Force Kandahar, Brigadier-General Dean Milner presents Panjwa’i District leader, Haji Fazluddin Agha, with a gift following the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony at Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Commander Task Force Kandahar, Brigadier-General Dean Milner and Commander of 1st Brigade of 205th, Hero, ANA Corps, Brigadier-General Ahmed Habibi, speak with the media following the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony at Kandahar Airfield on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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  Commander Task Force Kandahar, Brigadier-General Dean Milner and Commander of 1st Brigade of 205th, Hero, ANA Corps, and Brigadier-General Ahmed Habibi speak with the media following the Transfer of Command Authority Ceremony in Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
  Sgt. Matthew McGregor / Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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  Brig.-Gen Dean Milner, Commander of Canadian Forces Kandahar, gestures as he leave after a transfer of command authority ceremony in Kandahar airbase in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
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