Marine Corps Major Boyd Miller is kissed by his wife, Laura Miller, as his son, Andrew, 4, looks on after he returned to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, in San Diego County on a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter Saturday, July 12, 2003 after a six-month deployment in Iraq . Over 2,200 Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned after taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Marine Corps Capt. Jay Whalen holds his son one-year-old son, Daniel, as his wife, Tina Whalen, right, and son Noah, 5, left, look on after he returned to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, in San Diego, Saturday, July 12, 2003. Over 2,200 Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned after taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Capt. Paul Dudley holds son Jackson while he kisses his wife Amy who is holding daughter Laura after the return ofthe 62nd Airlift Wing's 8th Airlift Squadron to McChord Air Force base in Tacoma, Wash. Saturday, July 12, 2003. The squadron flew more than 2,000 combat airlift missions flying out of Frankfurt, Germany, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, including making aviation history for the C-17 Globemaster when they airdropped 1,000 soldiers in the dark into Northern Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st. Class Michael Brandly heads home by himself Saturday, July 12, 2003, after a welcome home ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga., while carrying a flag he dedicated to the soldiers that died during the war in Iraq (news - web sites). About 180 U.S. Armys 3rd Infantry Division soldiers returned home from fighting in Iraq. The soldiers belong to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, the 1st Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, and the 103 Military Intelligence Battalion. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
WELCOME HOME HEROES
Job Well Done, Thank you
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James McCully hugs his 3-year-old daughter Alyssa early Saturday, July 12, 2003, during a welcome home ceremony at Cottrell Field at Fort Stewart, Ga. McCully was with the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment while in Iraq. About 180 U.S. Armys 3rd Infantry Division soldiers returned home to cheers from family and friends. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Kashik Wilson, left, hugs her husband U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Omar Wilson Friday, July 11, 2003, during a welcome home ceremony at Cottrell Field at Fort Stewart, Ga. About 180 U.S. Armys 3rd Infantry Division soldiers returned home from fighting in Iraq (news - web sites). The soldiers belong to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, the 1st Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, and the 103 Military Intelligence Battalion. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
U.S. Army Sgt. Norman Weaver hugs his children Colin and Brittany, right, early Saturday, July 12, 2003, while his wife watches and waits her turn during a welcome home ceremony at Cottrell Field at Fort Stewart, Ga. About 180 U.S. Armys 3rd Infantry Division soldiers returned home from fighting in Iraq (news - web sites). The soldiers belong to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, the 1st Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, and the 103 Military Intelligence Battalion. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Danese Braasch hugs her brother U.S. Army Pfc. Ron Braasch Friday July 12, 2003 during a welcome home ceremony at Cottrell Field at Fort Stewart, Ga. About 180 U.S. Armys 3rd Infantry Division soldiers returned home from fighting in Iraq (news - web sites). The soldiers belong to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, the 1st Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, and the 103 Military Intelligence Battalion. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Specialist Mike Stout is welcomed home from Iraq by his sister Kate at Omaha's Eppley Airfield. Stout, a Military Policeman assigned to the 530th MP Battalion in Omaha, is back in the U.S. on leave and will return to Camp Bucca, Iraq, in mid-October
U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Dombrowski and his wife Michelle and daughter Jayme, background, watch the movie he made while serving in Iraq
Heather Martin, center right, greets her brother, Christopher Hess, with the 293rd Infantry Battalion of the Indiana National Guard, at Indianapolis International Airport after the 293rd returned from deployment in Iraq Monday, Oct. 6, 2003, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/John Harrell
U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph Carson III, center, hugs his sister Laura Carson, left, and his mother Kathy Carson during a 'Welcome Home Ceremony,' at Fort Stewart, Ga., Friday, Aug. 8, 2003. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade, who saw some of the heaviest fighting in Iraq (news - web sites) during a nearly yearlong deployment, begin returning home. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph Carson III, center, hugs his sister Laura Carson, left, and his mother Kathy Carson during a 'Welcome Home Ceremony,' at Fort Stewart, Ga., Friday, Aug. 8, 2003. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade, who saw some of the heaviest fighting in Iraq (news - web sites) during a nearly yearlong deployment, begin returning home. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Chaplin Fauntleroy Kyle has a tearfull reunion with his children, 12-year-old Griffin (R) and 11-year-old Grace
Navy sailor James Broody, right, reaches out through the bars on the pier to hug his sister Susan Hynansky, left, and girlfriend Paula Ruiz, center, after he arrived on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003. The USS Nimitz returned home to San Diego Bay on Wednesday, winding up a mission that stretched over eight months and made it the last carrier to leave Iraq . (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
The Reynolds Family Nov. 2003
A Nimitz sailor greets his family after arriving home aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to her homeport at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, Calif. November 5, 2003. Nimitz flew more than 6500 missions, sent more than 4,790,000 e-mails, and traveled more than 63,500 nautical miles during her extended eight-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This was the Nimitz's first deployment since their major overhaul in 1997 and since relocating to San Diego in 2001. REUTERS/HO/U.S. Navy /Airman Maebel Tinoko
Friends and Family of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) greet returning Sailors aboard the carrier at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, Calif., November 5, 2003. Nimitz flew more than 6,500 missions, sent more than 4,790,000 e-mails and traveled more than 63,500 nautical miles during her extended eight-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This was Nimitz's first deployment since their major overhaul in 1997 and since relocating to San Diego in 2001. REUTERS/HO/U.S. Navy /Photographers Mate 2nd Class Tiffini Jones
