Tears of Sadness Tears of Joy
Michelle Griffin, wife of Air Force Stf Sgt Partick Lee Griffin Jr. who was killed in an ambush in Baghdad last week, sits quietly before holding a press conference at Perkins Funeral Home in Dryden, N.Y., Tuesday, May 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) Michelle Griffin, wife of Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr., who was killed in an ambush in Baghdad last week, hugs Air Force Chaplain Ismael Rodriguez as Captain Anthony Vandewall looks on before holding a press conference at Perkins Funeral Home in Dryden, N.Y., Tuesday, May 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) Michelle Griffin, wife of Air Force Stf. Sgt. Partick Lee Griffin Jr. killed in an ambush in Baghdad a week ago, sits quietly as Air Force Chaplain Ismael Rodriguez, left, consoles her father, Richard Heidt, after a press conference at Perkins Funeral Home in Dryden, N.Y., Tuesday, May 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) Cpt. Ernesto Divittorio (L), who is a Weapons Systems Officer with the 336th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, hugs his wife Amalia (R) after being united with her for the first time since being deployed as part of the U.S-led war with Iraq. Divittorio and seventeen other members of the 336th Fighter Squadron returned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base May 20, 2003 after participating in the war with Iraq. REUTERS/Ellen Ozier Cpt. Ernesto Divittorio (R), who is a Weapons Systems Officer with the 336th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, hugs his wife Amalia after being united with her for the first time since being deployed as part of the U.S-led war with Iraq. Divittorio and seventeen other members of the 336th Fighter Squadron returned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base May 20, 2003 after participating in the war with Iraq. REUTERS/Ellen Ozier Maj. Pat Doherty (C), who is a pilot with the 336th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is reunited with his family, including his wife Diana (L) and children Grace (in his arms), Maddie (in red shirt) and Brooke (far right) for the first time since being deployed as part of the U.S-led war with Iraq. Doherty and seventeen other members of the 336th Fighter Squadron returned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base May 20, 2003 after participating in the war with Iraq. REUTERS/Ellen Ozier Cpt. Mary Melfi, who is a Weapons Systems Officer with the 336th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina, hugs her dog 'Glory' after being reunited with him for the first time since being deployed as part of the U.S-led war with Iraq. Melfi and seventeen other members of the 336th Fighter Squadron returned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base May 20, 2003 after participating in the war with Iraq. REUTERS/Ellen Ozier
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