Cheers as US flag raised at Havana embassy

Friday, August 14, 2015
HAVANA, Cuba -- The U.S. flag is flying at the U.S. Embassy in Havana for the first time since 1961.
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The Stars and Stripes was raised to cheers and the playing of the U.S. National Anthem at the diplomatic mission next to the Florida Straits.
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