A US military police officer stands guard during a graduation ceremony for Iraqi police officers in Baghdad on April 15, 2009. US troops could stay in violence-wracked Mosul beyond a June 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraqi cities if Baghdad asks them to, the commander of US forces in the northern province said on April 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

A US military police officer stands guard during a graduation ceremony for Iraqi police officers in Baghdad on April 15, 2009. US troops could stay in violence-wracked Mosul beyond a June 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraqi cities if Baghdad asks them to, the commander of US forces in the northern province said on April 14.

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  1. An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Daniel J. Rivera of Rochester, N.Y. during dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. According to the Department of Defense, Rivera, 22, of Rochester, N.Y., died Oct. 18 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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