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A group of mostly children and adults on a field jump and wave as a helicopter goes by.

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Military children cheer as a UH-60 Black Hawk flies over during a Month of the Military Child event at Abrams Elementary school, Fort Carson, Colo., April 28, 2022.

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Tags: Military Families, Army, military children
Credit: Army Pfc. Joshua Zayas VIRIN: 220428-A-SF775-224T.JPG

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