he welcomed home troops in fort bragg, narkds. he thanked all who served for their sacrifices and paid tribute to the 4500 american military members who lost their lives in the nine-year war. he acknowledged that iraq is not a perfect place but it is self reliept with an elected government and thanked the troops for that outcome. >> as your commander-in-chief and on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm proud to finally say these two words -- and i know your families agree -- "welcome home." welcome home. >> an american flag in iraq that signifies the u.s. mission will be taken down in a special ceremony tomorrow. remaining u.s. troops are expected to leave iraq in the next few days. >>> the marine corps is sending letters of apology to more than a thousand families of fallen marines. the wounded warrior regiment sent the families purple heart christmas ornaments. the unit commander -- >>> emergency crews are on the scene of a crash involving a metros but and a taxicab on 12th street northeast. six people have been hurt. one is a traum