• Nat'l Guardsmen headed to Afghanistan get emotional sendoff in Georgia

    Aj Reynolds / AP

    Preston Abrams cries while being held by his mother Heather Abrams during a send off for the 1-214 Field Artillery in Elberton, Ga., Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. The 1-214 Field Artillery will leave Elberton for Mississippi on Feb. 26, 2013 and then deploy to Afghanistan.

    Aj Reynolds / AP

    Members of the 1-214 Field Artillery march in a parade during a send off for the 1-214 Field Artillery in Elberton, Ga., Friday.

  • 82nd Airborne's Combat Aviation Brigade deploys to Afghanistan

    By Rich Shulman

    These deployments are always emotional. Getting down to the child's level really makes this picture. The photos were moved today by AP.

    Jim R. Bounds / AP

    Tristen Williams 2, holds two American flags as he stands next to the father, Army Sgt. Aaron Williams, during the 82nd Airborne's Combat Aviation Brigade deployment to Afghanistan from Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Sept. 12.

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    Patricia McGlone, right, holds her niece Christine Robert, both of Stedman, N.C., as her son Sgt. Daniel McGlone leaves for his deployment to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Sept. 12.