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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.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Always smiling


This is my husband Aaron, he's in Afghanistan. We miss him very much. As you can see he's smiling in the picture. He ALWAYS smiles no matter what the situation is. He's a great husband and father to our 2 children, Cameron and Conner.

-- Susie Sholar of Wasilla, Alaska
Posted 1:56 PM
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
'Thank you for serving our country'


Here is a wonderful picture taken of my Sean Tracy and his fellow soldiers serving in Baghdad. Our son is the one on the right. We are very proud of you Sean and thank you for serving our country for the past 7 years. We salute our men and women in uniform!

-- Alan and Kathleen Emond of Pensacola, Florida
Posted 6:57 PM
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
I love you Uncle Phil


My name is Austin Lennox Swint. I live in Atlanta, Georgia and I would like to salute my Uncle, Major Kelvin P. Swint of Hinesville, Georgia. He is currently serving our country in Iraq. Uncle Phil, I love & miss you very much.

-- Austin Lennox Swint of Atlanta, Georgia
Posted 12:48 PM
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
'We take care of each other!'


This is a picture of my brother, Command Sargent Major Michael Boyd. He is stationed near Ramadi in the Army Reserves with the 478th Engineering Battalion out of Fort Thomas, Kentucky.

This photo was taken the day before New Year's Eve in Anbar Province. He was traveling to visit his Soldiers who were at very remote locations and to be with them for the Holidays. He wanted to let them know they have a family there while they are deployed. In his words, "We take care of each other!"

He is fiercely patriotic, and our family is so proud of him. We know how much he misses his 8 month old son Luke and his wife Becky and we can't wait until he comes home. We love you Mike.

-- Kelly Freeman of West Chester, Ohio
Posted 12:14 PM
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
'Wanted to share our pride'


My brother is on his second tour in Iraq. I just received this picture from him. He said he is standing on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Our family is so thankful each and every day that he is doing okay. We are counting down the days until he returns to the United States. We are so proud of him and wanted to share our pride with the country.

-- Kathy Hull of Chandler, Arizona
Posted 3:35 PM
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Friday, February 1, 2008
'I am so thankful to have him home!'


My husband, Sgt Trymain Rivero, just came home this Wednesday, January 30th. He was on a 6 month deployment which included stops in Bangladesh, Iraq, Kuwait, Dubai, Malta, Spain, Africa, and Israel. It is a tradition in military towns that wives make signs for homecoming and hang them on the fence or the garage. My husband and I love to play Scrabble, so I made him this sign and this is him standing next to it the day he got home! It took about 40 hours to hand paint, but he loved it. I just want him to know how much I love him and support him. I am so thankful to have him home!

-- Melody Rivero of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Posted 9:56 AM
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
'He is my best friend'


Happy Anniversary/Happy Valentine's Day to my wonderful husband, Maj. Eric Lanham, who is currently serving in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Div 1-504th. I would just like to say that I am truly proud of my husband and can't wait for him to come home on leave in March. He is my best friend and it will be our 6th wedding anniversary on Feb 13th. We have only spent one anniversary together, which was last year.

-- Sherry Lanham of Fayetteville, North Carolina
Posted 3:48 PM
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Awaiting homecoming


My husband is currently serving in Iraq. He is Cpl. Michael Nelson of the United States Marine Corp. He left in Aug 2007 and will be coming home sometime March 2008!

-- Sarah Nelson of Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Posted 11:13 AM
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
'He is an amazing young man'


This is my son, now Pvt. First Class Jonathon C. Dunk, soon after his graduation from basic training with his grandparents. He volunteered not only to join the National Guard but also to deploy to Iraq on the first deployment for his troop after his completion of basic training.

My son is a graduate of Southside Bee Branch High School in Bee Branch, Arkansas. He comes from a long line of dairy farmers and worked his senior year milking cows on a friends dairy farm! He is an amazing young man looking to live his life to the fullest. Although his father and I have been divorce since his was young, JC is close to his father, 3 sisters and 1 little brother that worships the ground his big brother walks on! We are so proud of his courage to volunteer willingly and eagerly to fight for his country. It is a inspiration to all that are close to him. He is an amazing young man that we are so proud of and pray every day for his safe return! As we do for all the men and women who fight for our country all over the world!

-- Sheri Mitchell of Galveston, Texas
Posted 5:53 PM
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
'We love you and miss you!'


I would like to salute my husband Michael Cirullo Jr. for making me and his son, Connor, so proud of him for serving our country. We love you and miss you! This picture was taken at his deploment ceremony back in May for the Mass. National Guard 1-181 Army Infantry Division.

-- Ashley Cirullo of North Adams, Massachusetts
Posted 4:17 PM
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