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A soldier comforts his family after a deployment ceremony in Malvern, Ark., Jan. 1, 2017. The soldier, assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, will serve in the Horn of Africa with about 700 members of his unit. Army photo by Sgt. Stephen Wright

Tearful Farewell

A soldier comforts his family after a deployment ceremony in Malvern, Ark., Jan. 1, 2017. The soldier, assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, will serve in the Horn of Africa with about 700 members of his unit. Army photo by Sgt. Stephen Wright

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