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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dennis Horlador embraces his newborn, Natyala, after returning from Iraq to Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 1, 2009. Horlador, assigned to the 35th Operations Group, missed the birth of his daughter while deployed.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dennis Horlador embraces his newborn, Natyala, after returning from Iraq to Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 1, 2009. Horlador, assigned to the 35th Operations Group, missed the birth of his daughter while deployed.

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