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U.S. Air Force Capt. Ross Farling hugs his daughters during a homecoming ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., July 4, 2015. Farling was among 39 guardsmen who returned from a deployment to the Persian Gulf region, where they supported Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Farling is a C-130 Hercules pilot assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing.

HOMECOMING HUG

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ross Farling hugs his daughters during a homecoming ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., July 4, 2015. Farling was among 39 guardsmen who returned from a deployment to the Persian Gulf region, where they supported Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Farling is a C-130 Hercules pilot assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing.

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