Soldiers Return from Afghanistan to Homecoming Ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C.

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • A woman awaits her soldier’s return home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A girl waves an American flag upon the arrival of the airplane carrying her father as he returns home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • The daughter of Army Chaplain Capt. Matthew Madison awaits her father's return from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Maj. Gen. James Huggins, center, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, greets Army Col. Mark L. Stock, commander of the division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, upon Stock's return from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Staff Sgt. Robert Flaskamp carries the colors of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team as the brigade’s command team returns home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Lt. Col. Rob Salome, center left, commander of 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, greets Army Sgt. 1st Class Coy Tinsley as he returned home home after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Col. Mark L. Stock, front left, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joey Love, front right, lead paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team as they march to the passenger terminal and their awaiting families at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Col. Mark L. Stock, left, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joey Love lead paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team past awaiting families at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Col. Mark L. Stock, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, presents a formation of paratroopers returning home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan to Army Maj. Gen. James Huggins, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Dorothy Loeffler and her two daughters recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a homecoming ceremony for paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. Their returning soldier is 1st Lt. Daniel Loeffler, a scout platoon leader assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Maj. Gen. James Huggins, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, welcomes home Army Col. Mark L. Stock, right, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joey Love, left, during a ceremony at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A mother rushes to greet her son, who returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Staff Sgt. Angus Hairston greets his family during a homecoming ceremony at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Pfc. Jordan Wagner greets loved ones during a homecoming ceremony at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Pfc. Trace Williamson greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A local television news crew interviews a girl during a homecoming ceremony for her father and fellow paratroopers at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A family gathers for photos with their soldier following a homecoming ceremony at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Army Sgt. Amanda Carrasco gets a kiss after returning home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan following a homecoming ceremony at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A local television news crew interviews Army Col. Mark L. Stock, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, following a homecoming ceremony at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod