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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. William Rivas waves to loved ones from the flightline on Pope Air Force Base, April 4, 2009, after returning from 15 months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The deployment was the longest in the unit's history. Rivas is assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps' Company A.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. William Rivas waves to loved ones from the flightline on Pope Air Force Base, April 4, 2009, after returning from 15 months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The deployment was the longest in the unit's history. Rivas is assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps' Company A.

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