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COAST GUARD HOMECOMING — Families of U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 personnel wait in Los Alamitos, Calif., for returning Coast Guard members to get off a C-130 aircraft, upon the unit's return from a deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Dec. 8, 2005. The unit, based at San Pedro, Calif., returned following a six-month deployment in support of the U.S. Navy's Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Scott Epperson

COAST GUARD HOMECOMING — A member of the U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 greets his daughter at Los Alamitos, Calif., Dec. 8, 2005, upon the unit's return from a deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The unit, based at San Pedro, Calif., returned following a six-month deployment in support of the U.S. Navy's Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Scott Epperson

COAST GUARD HOMECOMING — Families greet the returning crewmembers of U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311 at Los Alamitos, Calif., upon the unit's return from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Dec. 8, 2005. The unit, based at San Pedro, Calif., returned following a six-month deployment in support of the U.S. Navy's Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Scott Epperson

TEXAS HOMECOMING — U.S. soldiers of the 56th Brigade, 36th Infantry Division "T-Patchers," returned Dec. 10, 2005, to Waco, Texas, to the same stadium where nearly a year before they began their Iraq deployment. The welcome ceremony at Floyd Casey Stadium, home of the Baylor University Bears, began with the presentation of the colors. U.S. Army photo by Texas National Guard Sgt. Ann Venturato

TEXAS HOMECOMING — At the welcome home ceremony for U.S. soldiers of the 56th Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, each unit uncases its own colors to symbolize completion of the mission. The soldiers returned Dec. 10, 2005, to Waco, Texas, to the Floyd Casey Stadium, home of the Baylor University Bears, the same stadium where nearly a year before they began their Iraq deployment. U.S. Army photo by Texas National Guard Sgt. Ann Venturato

TEXAS HOMECOMING — Family members and friend display signs at the welcome home ceremony for U.S. soldiers of the 56th Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard. The soldiers returned Dec. 10, 2005, to Waco, Texas, to Floyd Casey Stadium, home of the Baylor University Bears, the same stadium where nearly a year before they began their Iraq deployment. U.S. Army photo by Texas National Guard Sgt. Ann Venturato

TEXAS HOMECOMING — Flags, signs and balloons mark the homecoming of the U.S. soldiers of the 56th Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard. The soldiers returned Dec. 10, 2005, to Waco, Texas, to Floyd Casey Stadium, home of the Baylor University Bears, the same stadium where nearly a year before they began their Iraq deployment. U.S. Army photo by Texas National Guard Sgt. Ann Venturato

TEXAS HOMECOMING — A child receives a boost from her mother to help her better see her father standing in formation during a welcome home ceremony for U.S. soldiers of the 56th Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard. The soldiers returned Dec. 10, 2005, to Waco, Texas, to Floyd Casey Stadium, home of the Baylor University Bears, the same stadium where nearly a year before they began their Iraq deployment. U.S. Army photo by Texas National Guard Sgt. Ann Venturato