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Army Secretary John M. McHugh, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, applaud as the Flores family receives the Association of the U.S. Army's Family of the Year award at the organization’s annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2013. Army 1st Sgt. Tommy Flores, his wife Laura, and their two children, Zanayah, 12, and Carlos, 10, accept the award.

Army Secretary John M. McHugh, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, applaud as the Flores family receives the Association of the U.S. Army's Family of the Year award at the organization’s annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2013. Army 1st Sgt. Tommy Flores, his wife Laura, and their two children, Zanayah, 12, and Carlos, 10, accept the award.

Army Secretary John M. McHugh, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, applaud as the Flores family receives the Association of the U.S. Army's Family of the Year award at the organization’s annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2013. Army 1st Sgt. Tommy Flores, his wife Laura, and their two children, Zanayah, 12, and Carlos, 10, accept the award.

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