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U.S. Army Sgt. Michaelangelo S. Lejano, left, U.S. Army Spcs. Jesse M. Dela Cruz, Brandy J. Martinez and Juan B. Pocaigue Jr., say goodbye aboard a crowded CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2013. Lejano, Cruz, Martinez and Pocaigue are assigned to Guam Army National Guard's Company E, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michaelangelo S. Lejano, left, U.S. Army Spcs. Jesse M. Dela Cruz, Brandy J. Martinez and Juan B. Pocaigue Jr., say goodbye aboard a crowded CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2013. Lejano, Cruz, Martinez and Pocaigue are assigned to Guam Army National Guard's Company E, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michaelangelo S. Lejano, left, U.S. Army Spcs. Jesse M. Dela Cruz, Brandy J. Martinez and Juan B. Pocaigue Jr., say goodbye aboard a crowded CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2013. Lejano, Cruz, Martinez and Pocaigue are assigned to Guam Army National Guard's Company E, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment.

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