This picture provided by USO shows US Gen. Ray Odierno, Commanding General of Multinational-Force-Iraq, pretends to give actor/comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" a haircut during Colbert's performance for US military personnel at al-Faw Palace in Baghdad on June 7, 2009. Colbert is participating in a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region June 5-11. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

This picture provided by USO shows US Gen. Ray Odierno, Commanding General of Multinational-Force-Iraq, pretends to give actor/comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" a haircut during Colbert's performance for US military personnel at al-Faw Palace in Baghdad on June 7, 2009. Colbert is participating in a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf region June 5-11.

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  1. LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Actor Stephen Colbert (R) and wife Evelyn McGee Colbert arrive at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre on September 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
  2. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Stephan Colbert, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) participate in the 2009 Koman New York City Race For The Cure in Central Park on September 13, 2009.
  3. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Stephan Colbert participates in the 2009 Koman New York City Race For The Cure in Central Park on September 13, 2009.
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  7. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor David Paterson, actress Uma Thurman, singer Cyndi Lauper, TV personality Stephan Colbert and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) attend the 2009 Koman New York City Race For The Cure in Central Park on September 13, 2009.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor David Paterson, actress Uma Thurman, singer Cyndi Lauper, TV personality Stephan Colbert and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) attend the 2009 Koman New York City Race For The Cure in Central Park on September 13, 2009.
  9. US commander in Iraq Ray Odierno speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Army General Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. and international forces in Iraq, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Odierno testified that as the frequency and level of violence in Iraq continues to decline that troops can be withdrawn from Iraq faster than anticipated.
  11. Staff Sgt. James Lacapra of Sandy, Oregon places an identification tag on an ammunition carrier at Camp Taji in Baghdad October 19, 2009. The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said earlier this month that he expected the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to as few as 110,000 by the end of this year. There currently are about 119,000. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq is slated to end on August 31, 2010. Picture taken October 19, 2009.
  12. Pfc. Daniel Garcia of Los Angeles attaches an identification tag on an ammunition carrier at Camp Taji in Baghdad October 19, 2009. The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said earlier this month that he expected the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to as few as 110,000 by the end of this year. There currently are about 119,000. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq is slated to end on August 31, 2010. Picture taken October 19, 2009.
  13. Ammunition carriers stand ready for final inspection at the Four Corners staging area at Camp Taji in Baghdad, October 19, 2009, before they are transported to Kuwait for eventual shipment back to the United States. The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said earlier this month that he expected the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to as few as 110,000 by the end of this year. There currently are about 119,000. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq is slated to end on August 31, 2010. Picture taken October 19, 2009.
  14. Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq meets with a group of injured U.S. Army troops who served in Iraq at al-Faw Palace, headquarters for the U.S. military command at Camp Victory outskirts Baghdad, Iraq. The group returned to Iraq this week as part of "Operation Proper Exit," a program sponsored by the nonprofit Troops First Foundation and the USO, which is returning troops to the battlefield where they were injured. Odierno met privately Sunday with the group and said they primarily asked questions about U.S. military progress in Iraq.
  15. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Army General Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. and international forces in Iraq, prepares to testify before the House Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Odierno testified that as the frequency and level of violence in Iraq continues to decline that troops can be withdrawn from Iraq faster than anticipated.
  16. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Army General Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. and international forces in Iraq, prepares to testify before the House Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Odierno testified that as the frequency and level of violence in Iraq continues to decline that troops can be withdrawn from Iraq faster than anticipated.

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