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Army Sgt 1st Class Jeremy Kagan holds tight to his wife, Valerie, and their son, Sean, after a welcome-home ceremony at on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 16, 2012. Kagan was among the first group of 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division soldiers to redeploy and have the good fortune to make it back home before the holidays.

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Army Sgt 1st Class Jeremy Kagan holds tight to his wife, Valerie, and their son, Sean, after a welcome-home ceremony at on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 16, 2012. Kagan was among the first group of 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division soldiers to redeploy and have the good fortune to make it back home before the holidays.

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