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Specialist Eric Flaherty, of Mason City, Iowa, kisses his son Keigan Flaherty, 1, during the homecoming ceremony for companies A and D, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa Army National Guard, at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, July 17, 2011. The two companies are returning from a deployment in Afghanistan. (Mike Burley / Dubuque Telegraph Herald)

Credit: MIKE BURLEY