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Santa gives a count down of three to children to open presents at the Family Services Child Care Center in Rapid City, S.D., near Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 18, 2008. Air Force airmen assigned to the 28th Operations Group assigned to Ellsworth AFB, purchased and wrapped gifts for every child at the child care center for the second year in a row.

SANTA COUNTDOWN

Santa gives a count down of three to children to open presents at the Family Services Child Care Center in Rapid City, S.D., near Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Dec. 18, 2008. Air Force airmen assigned to the 28th Operations Group assigned to Ellsworth AFB, purchased and wrapped gifts for every child at the child care center for the second year in a row.

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