A child looks out at the staging area at the end of a flag raising ceremony, at the newly opened U.S. Embassy, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015.
A child looks out at the staging area at the end of a flag raising ceremony, at the newly opened U.S. Embassy, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Ramon Espinosa AP
A child looks out at the staging area at the end of a flag raising ceremony, at the newly opened U.S. Embassy, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Ramon Espinosa AP
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Raw: U.S. flag hoisted at embassy in Cuba for first time in 54 years

August 14, 2015 09:20 AM

U.S. Marines hoist the American flag at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba for the first time in 54 years at a ceremony led by Secretary of State John Kerry.

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