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A soldier receives a hug from his daughter on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 1, 2012. Family and friends greeted soldiers assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps who were returning home after a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan.

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A soldier receives a hug from his daughter on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 1, 2012. Family and friends greeted soldiers assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps who were returning home after a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan.

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