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Bonnie Silva of Greenwood, Ind. holds her son A.J. as they look for U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Silva who returned home from Iraq with about 50 other soldiers assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Nov. 5, 2008.

Bonnie Silva of Greenwood, Ind. holds her son A.J. as they look for U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Silva who returned home from Iraq with about 50 other soldiers assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Nov. 5, 2008.

Bonnie Silva of Greenwood, Ind. holds her son A.J. as they look for U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Silva who returned home from Iraq with about 50 other soldiers assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Nov. 5, 2008.

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