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Family and friends hold American flags for soldiers as they march through the doors of a hangar at Stout Field in Indianapolis to meet their loved ones after returning home from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2010. The unit, made up of soldiers from Indiana, Oklahoma and Texas National Guards, specializes in training Afghan farmers in modern farming techniques. The soldiers are assigned to the the 2-19th Agribusiness Development Team.

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Family and friends hold American flags for soldiers as they march through the doors of a hangar at Stout Field in Indianapolis to meet their loved ones after returning home from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2010. The unit, made up of soldiers from Indiana, Oklahoma and Texas National Guards, specializes in training Afghan farmers in modern farming techniques. The soldiers are assigned to the the 2-19th Agribusiness Development Team.

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