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...pictures of Iraq's revival...
...home to both Fort Bragg and the Pope Air Force Base threw a party on Nov. 15 for a thousand new and expectant military moms--a baby boomlet prompted by the return since October 2007 of some 22,000 members of the 82nd Airborne from active duty in Iraq. The event was held in Fayetteville's Crown Exposition Center, complete with a buffet, a cupcake table, plenty of bottled water and raffle prizes ranging from a 2009 Chevy Malibu to a Fisher-Price Take-Along Swing for infants...
...largely reflects the values of today's Army--professional, family-oriented. The community is bearing the hardships of war with admirable grace and a sense of shared sacrifice. "I get taken care of here better than other places," says Millie Ferris, 26, an expectant mother whose husband is in Iraq. She went to the baby shower with half a dozen other pregnant Army wives and says more of her friends are deciding to stay in Fayetteville when their husbands deploy instead of returning to their hometowns. That's a story that doesn't need slogans to sell itself...
...nominate the U.S. military serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Against tremendous odds in Iraq, American forces have achieved a measure of success in bringing Iraqis a chance at freedom, and in the Afghan theater they lead the way in combatting the worst terrorists on the planet. For their sacrifice and patriotism, our troops on the front lines are worthy of Person of the Year...
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