Somalia US Withdrawal 1994

Charles Carpenter carries a teddy bear for his daughter as he and 514 other American soldiers board a ship leaving Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb. 12, 1994. They were the largest group of American military personnel to leave Somalia since President Clinton announced the final withdrawal deadline of March 31. Carpenter and most of the others that left on Saturday are members of the 46th Forward Battalion from Fort Drum in New York. (AP Photo/John Moore)