Vatican Swiss Guards are seen at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the end of the ceremony held each May 6 to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII

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Description: Swiss Guards carry a wreath during a ceremony at the Vatican May 6,2008 .New Swiss Guard recruits are sworn in every year on May 6, commemorating the date on which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the pope during an attack on Rome in 1527
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Credit: ŠALESSIA GIULIANI/CPP

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