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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Frazier receives an overdue hug from his daughter during a homecoming party at Duke Field, Fla., Aug. 7, 2011. Frazier, a Reserve airman assigned to the 711th Special Operations Squadron, returned from a deployment to Southwest Asia.

OVERDUE HUG

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Frazier receives an overdue hug from his daughter during a homecoming party at Duke Field, Fla., Aug. 7, 2011. Frazier, a Reserve airman assigned to the 711th Special Operations Squadron, returned from a deployment to Southwest Asia.

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