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Video: What They Missed the Most

When soldiers deploy, they leave behind their families and loved ones. The separation can weigh heavily on service members, and when the soldier finally returns home, the reunion is full of powerful emotions.

This was the scene that greeted soldiers from the Army's 3rd Infantry Division when they came home to Fort Stewart, Georgia. It followed a 10-month deployment to Eastern Europe, where they trained alongside NATO allies and provided a strong presence in the region.

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