Kut War Cemetery (WWI 1914-1918)
Kut, Iraq
The Kut War Cemetery, 160 kms south of Baghdad, is the resting place of British and Indian soldiers who died in battle against the Turks during their fight towards Baghdad during the First World War. 
Kut War Cemetery, Iraq
A British soldier's tombstone
-April 21, 2003, AP Photo/Wally Santana 		Kut War Cemetery, Iraq
Since the first gulf war  in 1991, The Kut War Cemetery has fallen into disrepair with most locals using the sight as a football field or a dump site.
 

Kut War Cemetery, Iraq
Locals sitting on top of the Kut War Cemetery entry sign.
-April 21, 2003, AP Photo/Wally Santana

Kut War Cemetery, Iraq
U.S. Marines of Task Force Tarawa arrive with shovels and rakes to help restore the Kut War Cemetery.
-April 21, 2003, AP Photo/Wally Santana
Kut War Cemetery, Iraq
A U.S. Marine clears weeds from tombstones to help restore the Kut War Cemetery.
-Monday, April 21, 2003, AP Photo/Wally Santana
 

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