Fort Hood Army Base, Texas USA, winter 2003: Female family members say goodbye to soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms and carrying their weapons as board a bus to the airport. The troops are deploying to the Middle East during Operation Iraqi Freedom. ©Bob Daemmrich

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Location: Fort Hood, Texas USA
Photo credit: © Bob Daemmrich / Alamy / Afripics
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