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Friends and family members of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 39th Military Police Company, 773rd Military Police Battalion, of Minden, La., wave flags and signs for loved ones returning from a year long deployment during a homecoming reception at the Shreveport Regional Airport in Shreveport, La., Sept. 26, 2009. The 39th Military Police Company deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008.

Friends and family members of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 39th Military Police Company, 773rd Military Police Battalion, of Minden, La., wave flags and signs for loved ones returning from a year long deployment during a homecoming reception at the Shreveport Regional Airport in Shreveport, La., Sept. 26, 2009. The 39th Military Police Company deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008.

Friends and family members of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 39th Military Police Company, 773rd Military Police Battalion, of Minden, La., wave flags and signs for loved ones returning from a year long deployment during a homecoming reception at the Shreveport Regional Airport in Shreveport, La., Sept. 26, 2009. The 39th Military Police Company deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008.

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