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A girl carrying a sign approaches a line of soldiers in formation in a hangar.

Ceremony Crasher

A child can't wait for ceremonial proceedings to end before greeting a loved one at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 2, 2018, as nearly 400 paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division return from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. Army photo by John Pennell

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