Roses are red

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Gregory George, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron, gives a rose to his wife, Meredith, April 23, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. George returned to Moody following a six-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, with his unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sonny Cohrs/Released)

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Daddy's boy

U.S. Air Force Capt. Leif Nordhagen, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron, hugs his son Lars and greets his wife Amy at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 23, 2014, following his six-month deployment to Afghanistan. A total of five pilots returned to Moody April 23 and were greeted by their friends and family on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sonny Cohrs/Released)

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Helping Dad at work

U.S. Air Force Capt. Leif Nordhagen, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron, holds his son Lars while completing post-flight forms with Airman 1st Class Robin Burke, an A-10 crew chief with the 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Nordhagen returned to Moody following a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sonny Cohrs/Released)

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A warm embrace

Air Force Capt. Clay Quinby, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron, hugs his wife Lacey at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 23, 2014. Lacey greeted her husband on the flight line when he returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sonny Cohrs/Released)

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Smile for the camera

Judy George, mother of Air Force 1st Lt. Gregory George, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron, takes a cell phone video of her son’s arrival April 23, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. George returned from a six-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and was greeted by his family on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sonny Cohrs/Released)

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Returning home

An A-10C Thunderbolt II returns from deployment while friends and families of the aircrew wait on the pilots’ arrival April 23, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The returning pilots are assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron and spent six months deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sonny Cohrs/Released)

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Families greet returning Flying Tigers

Published April 24, 2014

Roses are red

Daddy's boy

Helping Dad at work

A warm embrace

Smile for the camera

Returning home