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The sun sets behind a C-17 Globemaster III as U.S. Army soldiers wait in line to board the aircraft taking them back to the United States from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2008. C-17s can carry payloads up to 169,000 pounds and can land on small airfields.

GOING HOME

The sun sets behind a C-17 Globemaster III as U.S. Army soldiers wait in line to board the aircraft taking them back to the United States from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2008. C-17s can carry payloads up to 169,000 pounds and can land on small airfields.

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