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Family members pin a soldier during a ceremony.

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Family members pin Army Brig. Gen. Isabel Rivera Smith during a promotion ceremony at the New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y., Feb. 18, 2021.

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Tags: Military Families, Army, national guard
Credit: Army Maj. Jean Kratzer VIRIN: 210218-Z-CQ136-1001M.JPG

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