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The flags of NATO and its Allies were lowered for the last time at the old headquarters of the Alliance in Brussels. In a final tribute to the building that hosted NATO for more than fifty years, soldiers from the 29 member nations took down their national flags in a small ceremony. Built in less than six months in 1966, the old headquarters was planned to be a temporary home for the Alliance, before it relocated to more permanent premises in Brussels. However, it ended up being NATO’s home - an