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U.S. soldiers load CH-47 helicopters into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft as they prepare to return home to following a nine-month deployment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation, Army National Guard, Rochester, New York.

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U.S. soldiers load CH-47 helicopters into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft as they prepare to return home to following a nine-month deployment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation, Army National Guard, Rochester, New York.

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