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Army Lt. Col. Phillip Sounia, left, greets Army 1st Sgt. Kevin Engler as he returns to Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2012. Sounia commanded the Ready Detachment during a six-month deployment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team to Afghanistan. Engler is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Army Lt. Col. Phillip Sounia, left, greets Army 1st Sgt. Kevin Engler as he returns to Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2012. Sounia commanded the Ready Detachment during a six-month deployment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team to Afghanistan. Engler is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Army Lt. Col. Phillip Sounia, left, greets Army 1st Sgt. Kevin Engler as he returns to Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2012. Sounia commanded the Ready Detachment during a six-month deployment of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team to Afghanistan. Engler is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

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