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A Virginia Army National Guardsman shares a kiss upon returning to Roanoke, Va., March 25, 2017, following a deployment. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned from Qatar, where they conducted security operations beginning in May 2016. Army National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear

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A Virginia Army National Guardsman shares a kiss upon returning to Roanoke, Va., March 25, 2017, following a deployment. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned from Qatar, where they conducted security operations beginning in May 2016. Army National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear

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