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Soldiers come home to big hugs.
Byline: Ron Jackson
Aug. 21--FORT SILL -- Maj. Lance Giddens spent the past 12 months trying to be the best father and husband he possibly could be.
He sent roses to his wife, e-mailed her daily and reserved each Sunday to visit with his three boys.
They shared laughs, details about each other's lives, and at the end of each conversation, knelt in prayer.
Giddens did so from half a world away at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq.
On Sunday, those prayers were answered. Giddens arrived home safely along with some 130 comrades in the Headquarters Battery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade. The battery marched lockstep into a sweltering …
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Source: HighBeam Research, Soldiers come home to big hugs.
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