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A smiling soldier holds a little girl as the two look at each other.

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Army Sgt. Jorge Montalvo hugs his daughter Chloe for the first time in nine months upon returning to Fort Sill, Okla., April 7, 2022, from his deployment to South Korea.

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Tags: Military Families, Army, military children
Credit: Christopher Wilson, DOD VIRIN: 220407-D-FX991-436Y.JPG

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