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U.S. Army Cpl. Tim Turner, left, and Pfc. Nicholas Torrey organize luggage onto a truck at the U.S. Navy customs facility at an undisclosed base in the Middle East, Aug. 5, 2009. Turner, assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard, and Torrey, assigned to the 37th Engineers Battalion on Fort Bragg, N.C., are going on leave from their deployments in Iraq.

LUGGAGE LOAD

U.S. Army Cpl. Tim Turner, left, and Pfc. Nicholas Torrey organize luggage onto a truck at the U.S. Navy customs facility at an undisclosed base in the Middle East, Aug. 5, 2009. Turner, assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard, and Torrey, assigned to the 37th Engineers Battalion on Fort Bragg, N.C., are going on leave from their deployments in Iraq.

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