U.S. soldiers return home

As more U.S. soldiers return from Iraq and Afghanistan to their family and friends at home, these images of joyous reunions give Americans a reason to celebrate Veterans Day.

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  4. Family and friends wave to a plane carrying members of the 250th Engineer Co. at the Army aviation support facility in Windsor Locks, Conn., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. About 110 soldiers of the 250th
  5. Soldiers From Fort Carson Return From Afghanistan
  6. Alexis McGregor, 6, a first-grader at Redbud Run Elementary School in Winchester, Va. reacts as her father, U.S. Army Sgt. Jon McGregor, 27, surprises her by showing up at her school at lunchtime Tues
  7. Sgt. 1st Class Charles Godleski, of Ellington, holds his grandson Noah Godleski after he arrives at the Army aviation support facility in Windsor Locks, Conn., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. About 110 sol
  8. U.S. Army Spc. William Engel II, holds his 15-month old son William Engel III, as he poses for a family photo with his wife, Jerrica Engel, and their two year-old daughter Desiree after they were reun
  9. Staff Sgt. Guido Constant, of Norwalk, is hugged by his daughter Lunise, left, and son Kendrick at the Army aviation support facility in Windsor Locks, Conn., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. About 110 sold
  10. 1st Brigade Combat Team Soldiers Return Home After Afghanistan Deployment
  11. U.S. Army Spc. Michael Rose, left, walks with his three and a half year-old daughter, Arabella, as she carries his uniform cap after they were reunited in the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 a
  12. In this Dec. 2, 2010 photo, U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., react while seated in the belly of a C-17 aircraft at Sather Air Base in Baghdad as
  13. Soldiers Return To Fort Carson After Seven-Month Deployment In Iraq
  14. 1st Brigade Combat Team Soldiers Return Home After Afghanistan Deployment
  15. U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, gather for a briefing after arriving at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. after an 18-hour journey home from a yearlong deployment in Ir
  16. 1st Brigade Combat Team Soldiers Return Home After Afghanistan Deployment
  17. Pfc. Dillon Wall, 19, center, of Muldrow, Okla., with the U.S. Army
  18. 1st Sgt. Anthony Booker, 39, of Kansas City, Mo., right, with the U.S. Army
  19. U.S. Army Spc. Randy Lebo, left, is reunited with his daughter, Hanna, 1, in the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 at a homecoming for soldiers with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, at Joint
  20. Rachel Smith, 23, center, holding her son Aiden, 3, of Clarksville, Tenn., reacts to seeing her husband Sgt. Jeremy Smith, 25, with the U.S. Army
  21. Cynthia Headrick, second from left, holding her daughter Sarienne, 5, and comforted by her husband Donald Headrick, left, all of Huntsville, Ala., cries upon seeing her son, Spc. Michael Moore, 21, ri
  22. Staff Sgt. Steve Whelan, 26, center, of Stone Mountain, Ga., with the U.S. Army
  23. Spc. Whit Oakes, 21, left, of Tampa, Fla., with the U.S. Army
  24. Rachel Smith, 23, center, of Clarksville, Tenn., holds her nephew Noah Jensen, 5, on top of her shoulders as she waits with family members for her husband, Sgt. Jeremy Smith, with the U.S. Army
  25. Sgt. Jared Doohen of Georgia, Vt., left, and Staff Sgt. Thomas Stanley of Montgomery, Vt. celebrate their return during a homecoming for Vermont National Guard troops on, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 in Sout
  26. Soldiers From Fort Carson Return From Afghanistan
  27. Soldiers From Fort Carson Return From Afghanistan
  28. Soldiers From Fort Carson Return From Afghanistan
  29. Soldiers From Fort Carson Return From Afghanistan
  30. Soldiers From Fort Carson Return From Afghanistan
  31. Jessica Mattaliano, right, squeezes the face of her son, U.S. Army Spc. Stephen Mattaliano, 20, as the two skateboard together Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 in Lakewood, Wash. Stephen Mattaliano returned
  32. Soldiers From Fort Carson Return From Afghanistan
  33. 1st Brigade Combat Team Soldiers Return Home After Afghanistan Deployment
  34. 1st Brigade Combat Team Soldiers Return Home After Afghanistan Deployment

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