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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/04/23/15/3D9sd.St.138.jpeg|409Brittney Pirkola, right, holds 4-month-old Ryder Pirkola as she greets her husband U.S. Army pvt. Marcus Pirkola during a homecoming ceremony, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Fort Stewart, Ga. About 200 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team returned home from their 9-month deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/04/23/15/19D9qr.St.138.jpeg|426Four-month-old Ryder Pirkola is carried by a friend of the family while he waits for his father, U.S. Army PVT Marcus Pirkola, to come home during a homecoming ceremony, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Fort Stewart, Ga. About 200 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team returned home from their 9-month deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/04/23/16/hwAdi.St.138.jpeg|401Family members wave flags as a group of soldiers march on a parade ground during a welcome home ceremony, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Fort Stewart, Ga. About 200 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team returned home from their 9-month deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/04/23/14/encWh.St.138.jpeg|393Family members wait for a group of soldiers get off their buses during a welcome home ceremony, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Fort Stewart, Ga. About 200 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team returned home from their 9-month deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/04/23/14/GTxae.St.138.jpeg|433Brittney Pirkola, right, holds 4-month-old Ryder Pirkola as she greets her husband U.S. Army pvt. Marcus Pirkola during a homecoming ceremony, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Fort Stewart, Ga. About 200 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team returned home from their 9-month deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/04/23/14/hsAwh.St.138.jpeg|427U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Brewster is kissed by his wife Lori Brewster during a welcome home ceremony, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Fort Stewart, Ga. About 200 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team returned home from their 9-month deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/04/23/13/1rTzmC.St.138.jpeg|431U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Brewster is welcomed home by his parents Steve Brewster, right, and Sharon Brewster during a welcome home ceremony, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Fort Stewart, Ga. About 200 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team returned home from their 9-month deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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