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Mary Roosa (L) of Kingston, New York hugs her son U.S. Army Spc. Derek Mercado along with his fiancee Casey Soltys during a homecoming ceremony for soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division March 26, 2008 in Fort Stewart, Georgia. More than 500 members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team returned home after a 15-month deployment in Anbar Province, Iraq. Some with the brigade are on their third tour of duty since the war began in 2003.
| Mar 27th 2008 5:20PM
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