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A U.S. Marine gazes at his child on Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., upon his return home from a seven-month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2008. The Marine is assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 Reinforced.

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A U.S. Marine gazes at his child on Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., upon his return home from a seven-month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2008. The Marine is assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 Reinforced.

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