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Staff Sgt. Steve Whelan, 26, with the U.S. Army's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, holds the American Flag in his lap as his unit's plane lands into Fort Campbell, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 returning from a deployment in Afghanistan. The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division is returning home after a year in Afghanistan as the last brigade to deploy as part of President Obama's 30,000 troop surge. (AP Photo/David Goldman)