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Two 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers wave American flags in the air while waiting for Vice President Richard B. Cheney to speak at a welcome home rally on the division’s parade field on Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 26, 2008.

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Two 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers wave American flags in the air while waiting for Vice President Richard B. Cheney to speak at a welcome home rally on the division’s parade field on Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 26, 2008.

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