FORT STEWART, GEORGIA - JULY 12: Soldiers with the 549th Military Police Company, 385th MP Battalion reunite with Staff Sgt. Paul Thomas (C) after the unit returned home from a 15 month deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan July 12, 2009 in Fort Stewart, Georgia. Thomas suffered burns while in action and was medically evacuated a month ago for treatment. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

FORT STEWART, GEORGIA - JULY 12: Soldiers with the 549th Military Police Company, 385th MP Battalion reunite with Staff Sgt. Paul Thomas (C) after the unit returned home from a 15 month deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan July 12, 2009 in Fort Stewart, Georgia. Thomas suffered burns while in action and was medically evacuated a month ago for treatment.

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