Stock Photo Description: Free, public domain image: Boy Crying as His Dad Leaves for the War.
Sgt. Shane Pudgett hugs his wife goodbye as his son, Bryce, age 5, sheds a tear on Monday, Jan. 2, 2008 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. This will be the largest Indiana National Guard deployment since World War II, with more than 3,400 Soldiers from about 30 Indiana communities are scheduled to deploy to Iraq for 12-months. The brigade, headquartered in Indianapolis, is commanded by Col. Courtney Carr and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Rhoades. (RELEASED.
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