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Family, friends, and sometimes even troops themselves send I-Report salutes nearly every day to U.S. military serving their country away from home. Take a look below as family and friends share stories of the troops they love.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Last cuddles


This is a picture of [Spc. Jeff Smith] and our daughter Ceilidh at the airport saying goodbye on the day he returned to Iraq after his 2 weeks of R&R concluded.

-- Heather Smith of Fort Stewart, Georgia
Posted 10:32 AM
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'True American boy soldier'


Pfc. Alan Maldonaldo stands guard at Contingency Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq. He has been in Iraq since November and will spend his 21st birthday there. His mother had this to say:

Shout out to my boy! Love you, get home. We're proud of you! He's a true American boy soldier. Just want to shout out to all of them. God bless them all.

-- Mary Maldonaldo of Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey
Posted 10:23 AM
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'He's coming home tonight'


Dustin Levijoki served in Iraq for 14 months before going to Germany. He returned home on June 12. That day, his mother said she was "really excited" to see him:

I am very proud of him. Probably one of the hardest things I've ever done is to see him go over to Iraq. I hope he gets to stay over here for a while.

-- Anita Levijoki of Hayti, South Dakota
Posted 10:14 AM
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