Salt Lake City - Heber Rasmussen gets a good bye kiss from his son Isaac, 4, as he joins 340 soldiers for the latest deployment. T
Salt Lake City - Krystal Webster and her husband Kurtis have a hard time letting go before Kurtis joined the 340 soldiers for the
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Josh Healey, with the 2-211th Aviation Battalion of the Utah National Guard keeps a stiff upp
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West Jordan - Family and friends wave their support as four UH-60 helicopters loaded wi
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West Jordan - Private first class, Evan Newkirk, holds hands with his wife Rachael as
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West Jordan - Andy Lovejoy, who is a helicopter pilot for the Utah Army National Guard
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Thomas O'leary gets down on one knee as he proposes to Trista Wynn February 26, 2008 b
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Katrina Rose Anderson, right, holds a sign for her brother Darrell Allen Anderson as he ar
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Andrea Lamont embraces her husband Jason Schow as he holds on to his nieces Aspen, 4,
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Waiting for the second wave of deployment later that day, Annette Aldridge of the 142
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West Jordan - Soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard's 2-285th Aviation Battalion, s
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Macy Yoder, 4, embraces her uncle Sgt Shawn Yoder, as the Utah National Guard's 141st Mili
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Sgt. Rocky Kerr holds his niece Maya Pérez as the Utah National Guard's 141st Military In
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Jessica Tingey kisses her husband, Sgt. Kendall Tingey, as he arrives at the Utah Air Nati
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Specialist Alan Pentico of Spanish Fork kisses his wife Lynsie as they reunite Wednesday May 2
Salt Lake City - Heber Rasmussen gets a good bye kiss from his son Isaac, 4, as he joins 340 soldiers for the latest deployment. The 96th Sustainment Brigade from Fort Douglas loaded up on buses for a one year deployment to Iraq after completing training in Fort Hood TX. Photo by Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune 7/08/2009
Salt Lake City - Krystal Webster and her husband Kurtis have a hard time letting go before Kurtis joined the 340 soldiers for the latest deployment. The 96th Sustainment Brigade from Fort Douglas loaded up on buses for a one year deployment to Iraq after completing training in Fort Hood TX. Photo by Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune 7/08/2009
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Josh Healey, with the 2-211th Aviation Battalion of the Utah National Guard keeps a stiff upper lip as he hugs his wife Jeanine goodbye at the Utah Air National Guard base hangar in Salt Lake City, February 20, 2008.
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West Jordan - Family and friends wave their support as four UH-60 helicopters loaded with soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard's 2-285th Aviation Battalion, fly over the Utah Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in West Jordan, en route to a 12-month deployment in Iraq Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. Pilots and crews of 2-285th will receive several weeks of training for their assigned mission to transport personnel, equipment and supplies in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. Other members of the unit will join them at Fort Sill later this week.
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West Jordan - Private first class, Evan Newkirk, holds hands with his wife Rachael as they walk to his UH-60 helicopter for a final goodbye, as the Utah Army National Guard's 2-285th Aviation Battalion, departs the Utah Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in West Jordan en route to a 12-month deployment in Iraq Monday, Oct. 5, at . Pilots and crews of the 2-285th left West Jordan in their assigned UH-60 helicopters bound for Fort Sill, Okla., where they will receive several weeks of training for their assigned mission to transport personnel, equipment and supplies in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. Other members of the unit will join them at Fort Sill later this week.
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West Jordan - Andy Lovejoy, who is a helicopter pilot for the Utah Army National Guard's 2-285th Aviation Battalion, looks back at his family as he walks to his helicopter as his battalion departs, the Utah Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in West Jordan, en route to a 12-month deployment in Iraq Monday, Oct. 5, at . Pilots and crews of the 2-285th left West Jordan in their assigned UH-60 helicopters bound for Fort Sill, Okla., where they will receive several weeks of training for their assigned mission to transport personnel, equipment and supplies in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. Other members of the unit will join them at Fort Sill later this week.
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Thomas O'leary gets down on one knee as he proposes to Trista Wynn February 26, 2008 before the two members of the 142nd departed for a tour of duty in Iraq. Members of the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion were the first Utah National Guard unit to take a second combat tour.
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Katrina Rose Anderson, right, holds a sign for her brother Darrell Allen Anderson as he arrives at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday May 14, 2011. About 100 Soldiers of the Utah National Guard's Group Support Company, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), returned to Utah from their 12-month deployment to Iraq.
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Andrea Lamont embraces her husband Jason Schow as he holds on to his nieces Aspen, 4, left, and Sydney Van Vliet before deploying to Iraq February 26, 2008. Members of the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, the first Utah National Guard unit to take a second combat tour, said goodbye to loved ones at the Guard base hangar in Salt Lake City.
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Waiting for the second wave of deployment later that day, Annette Aldridge of the 142nd, hoists her son Isaac, 6, as he looks for a better shot. Members of the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, the first Utah National Guard unit to take a second combat tour, said goodbye to loved ones at the Guard base hangar in Salt Lake City February 26, 2008.
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West Jordan - Soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard's 2-285th Aviation Battalion, stand in formation prior to departing Utah en route to a 12-month deployment in Iraq Monday, Oct. 5, the Utah Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in West Jordan. Pilots and crews of the 2-285th left West Jordan in their assigned UH-60 helicopters bound for Fort Sill, Okla., where they will receive several weeks of training for their assigned mission to transport personnel, equipment and supplies in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. Other members of the unit will join them at Fort Sill later this week.
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Macy Yoder, 4, embraces her uncle Sgt Shawn Yoder, as the Utah National Guard's 141st Military Intelligence Battalion returned to Salt Lake City, Utah, from duty in Iraq Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Some 275 soldiers of the 141st deployed in June last year.
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Sgt. Rocky Kerr holds his niece Maya Pérez as the Utah National Guard's 141st Military Intelligence Battalion returned to Salt Lake City, Utah, from duty in Iraq Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Some 275 soldiers of the 141st deployed in June last year.
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Jessica Tingey kisses her husband, Sgt. Kendall Tingey, as he arrives at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday May 14, 2011. About 100 Soldiers of the Utah National Guard's Group Support Company, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), returned to Utah from their 12-month deployment to Iraq.
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Specialist Alan Pentico of Spanish Fork kisses his wife Lynsie as they reunite Wednesday May 28, 2008 at the Utah Air National Guard Base. About 130 soldiers from First Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard returned home from Iraq.