Iraq Troops Return Home in Time for the Holidays

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U.S. Army Specialist Patrick Sheehan, front right, is hugged by his wife Danielle Sheehan as troops greet their loved ones during a welcome-home ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington on Dec. 6, 2011. Sheehan and the other soldiers returned home from a six-month tour of duty in Iraq.

• The Long Goodbye