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A U.S. Air Force 130th Airlift Wing Air National Guardsman hugs his children upon his return to Air National Guard Base Yeager in Charleston, W.V., after a lengthy deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2009.

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A U.S. Air Force 130th Airlift Wing Air National Guardsman hugs his children upon his return to Air National Guard Base Yeager in Charleston, W.V., after a lengthy deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2009.

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