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Army Spc. Christopher Kelley embraces his wife, Lydia Kelley, while his daughters Kairi, 4, Trinity, 3, and Aurora, 6, wait to hug him after a welcome home ceremony at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2016. Kelley is assigned to the 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and was returning from a deployment to Kuwait. Army photo by John Pennell

Family Hugs

Army Spc. Christopher Kelley embraces his wife, Lydia Kelley, while his daughters Kairi, 4, Trinity, 3, and Aurora, 6, wait to hug him after a welcome home ceremony at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2016. Kelley is assigned to the 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and was returning from a deployment to Kuwait. Army photo by John Pennell

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