Stephen Colbert Gets a Haircut in Iraq

by Elizabeth Fairview | June 8th, 2009

Stephen Colbert gets a military style haircut from General Raymond Odierno, Commander of the Multinational Corps, Iraq. (AP Images)

Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, had his head shaved his head in an effort to support his troops during the inaugural episode of Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando. Colbert hopes to bring attention to the six year war which has been swept under the rug since the news of the recession has been the forefront of media reporting.

The show was taped from Camp Victory in Baghdad on Sunday and the audience filled with troops loved it when his first guest, Gen. Ray Odierno, accepted a videotaped order from President Obama to shave Colbert's head. The crowd went nuts when Odierno began to carry out his orders.

Colbert hilariously told the troops: "It must be nice here in Iraq because I understand some of you keep coming back again and again. You've earned so many frequent flyer miles, you've earned a free ticket to Afghanistan."