We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 21, 2011

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Jesse Mead son of US Army Sgt. 1st Class Korey Mead holds a welcome home sign for his dad during the 25th Infantry Division Headquarters redeployment ceremony at Wheeler Army Airfield in Wahiawa, Hawaii December 18, 2011. The 25th ID Headquarters was the last division headquarters under US forces to leave Iraq. Department of Defense photo by US Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth.