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U.S. Army Spc. Keith Torres gives his son, Brendon, 4, a kiss before departing from Knox Army Heliport on Fort Rucker, Ala., Nov. 10, 2010, to the Middle East. Torres is an air traffic control equipment repair specialist assigned to the 597th Maintenance Company.

GOOD-BYE KISS

U.S. Army Spc. Keith Torres gives his son, Brendon, 4, a kiss before departing from Knox Army Heliport on Fort Rucker, Ala., Nov. 10, 2010, to the Middle East. Torres is an air traffic control equipment repair specialist assigned to the 597th Maintenance Company.

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