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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Cara Bousie, 23rd Wing deputy chief of Public Affairs, looks up toward the ceiling to count the number of balloons she will take to a deployment return in Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 12, 2011. Bousie filled more than 20 balloons for friends and family members awaiting the arrival of 822nd Base Defense Squadron Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/Released)
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Kristen McSpadden, spouse of U.S. Air Force Capt. Cecil McSpadden, 822nd Base Defense Squadron officer in charge of intelligence, gathers balloons to hand out to family and friends during a deployment return in Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 12, 2011. The balloons were for the children waiting for their parents return after a six-month deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/Released)
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Kristen McSpadden, spouse of U.S. Air Force Capt. Cecil McSpadden, 822nd Base Defense Squadron officer in charge of intelligence, and 2nd Lt. Cara Bousie, 23rd Wing deputy chief of Public Affairs, exchange stories of how their husbands proposed to them Nov. 12, 2011, in Valdosta, Ga. Although McSpadden is a civilian and Bousie is an Air Force officer, both went through the same feelings and emotional rollercoaster while separated from their husbands. Their friendship made it easy to confide in one another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/Released)
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Kristen McSpadden, spouse of U.S. Air Force Capt. Cecil McSpadden, 822nd Base Defense Squadron officer in charge of intelligence, and 2nd Lt. Cara Bousie, 23rd Wing deputy chief of Public Affairs, paint each other’s nails as they prepare for their husbands’ deployment return in Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 12, 2011. McSpadden and Bousie waited six months for their husbands to return and were dressed to impress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/Released)
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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Cara Bousie, 23rd Wing deputy chief of Public Affairs, applies eye liner while preparing herself for her husband’s return in Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 12, 2011. Bousie was separated from her husband for six months while he and his unit provided air base defense in Iraq supporting Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/Released)
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Kristen McSpadden, spouse of U.S. Air Force Capt. Cecil McSpadden, 822nd Base Defense Squadron officer in charge of intelligence, hangs a sign that welcomes home 822nd Base Defense Squadron members during a deployment return at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 12, 2011. The 822nd Base Defense Squadron returned from a six-month deployment in Iraq where they supported Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/Released)
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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Cara Bousie, 23rd Wing deputy chief of Public Affairs, looks through a crowd of Airmen trying to find her husband during a deployment return at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 12, 2011. Bousie searched more than 70 faces to find her husband and made her way through a crowd of individuals going through the same process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/Released)
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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Cara Bousie, 23rd Wing deputy chief of Public Affairs, finds, embraces and kisses her husband, 1st Lt. Ralph Johnson, after searching and rushing through a crowd of people during a deployment return at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 12, 2011. Johnson, 822nd Base Defense Squadron alpha flight commander, returned home safely after a six-month deployment in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/Released)