More than seven years after 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga. entered Baghdad as the first conventional U.S. forces in Iraq, its soldiers are coming home from a yearlong deployment that saw the end of combat operations. (26 images)
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Members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., sit in the belly of a C-17 aircraft at Sather Air Base in Baghdad as they begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., removes bullets from his comrades' magazines as the unit turns ammunition in preparation to head home on Nov. 27, 2010 at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., carries a box that will hold equipment that will be shipped to the U.S. as the unit makes its final preparations to head home on Nov. 28, 2010 at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
A U.S. Army soldier from 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., stands atop a Humvee at Camp Liberty in Baghdad,Iraq, before his last mission before leaving Iraq on Nov. 29, 2010 after a year-long deployment. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Spc. Steven Norman doodles while waiting at the passenger terminal at Sather Air Base with members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., as they begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army soldiers play cards as they wait at the passenger terminal at Sather Air Base with members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., as they begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Sgt. Lucy Lyker, from Pittsburgh, Pa., plucks her eyebrows during downtime in a tent at Camp Liberty in the days before 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division heads home on Nov. 30, 2010 from Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army soldiers wait at the passenger terminal at Sather Air Base as members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
Body armor, weapons and gear are seen at the passenger terminal at Sather Air Base as members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., wait to begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
Members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., walk towards a C-17 aircraft at Sather Air Base in Baghdad as they begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
Members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., walk toward a C-17 aircraft at Sather Air Base in Baghdad as they begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
Members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., walk toward a C-17 aircraft at Sather Air Base in Baghdad as they begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., take a last look at a televised football game as they prepare to board a C-17 aircraft at Sather Air Base in Baghdad as they begin their journey home on Nov. 30, 2010 after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., react while seated in the belly of a C-17 aircraft at Sather Air Base in Baghdad on Dec. 2, 2010 as they begin their journey home after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division empty pockets and remove name tags from discarded uniforms at al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq as the unit prepares on Dec. 2, 2010 to begin their 18-hour journey home after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Manuel, left, and Spc. Travis Manuel, right, twin brothers from Ohio both deployed with 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division carry uniforms to be checked before disposal at al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq on Dec. 2, 2010 as the unit prepares to begins their 18-hour journey home after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division rest in a tent at al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq on Dec. 2, 2010 before the unit begins their 18-hour journey home after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sean Willis, 35, from Denver, N.C. stands with fellow soldiers from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division at al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq on Dec. 3, 2010 as the unit gathers before beginning their 18-hour journey home after a year in Iraq. The first time Sgt. 1st Class Willis returned from Iraq in 2003, he was whisked away to attend the birth of his son. Four deployments later, his seven-year-old son, Aidan, was on hand to meet him at Fort Stewart, Ga. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Spc. Randall Woods, left, from Sedalia, Mo., helps Pfc. Dan Valdez, right, from Miami, Fla., right, put on full-color 3rd Infantry Division patches before flying home from al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq on Dec. 3, 2010 at the beginning of their 18-hour journey after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. The 3rd Infantry Division adopted the patch following their stand on the Marne River during World War I _ three white lines on a blue field commemorate the division's three major campaigns during the war. While deployed in Iraq,soldiers wore the unit patch in a more subdued black and green. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Spc. Adam Dearman, left, from Athens, Ga., and Spc. Michael Walther, right, from Ft. Worth, Texas, right, with 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division catch a nap at al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq on Dec. 3, 2010 before their 18-hour journey home after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Sgt. Frank Sanchez, from Austin, Texas, left, carries a Texas Longhorns pillow as he prepares to board a chartered airplane at al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq on Dec. 3, 2010 with members of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga., as they begin their 18-hour journey home after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Sgt. John Katzenberger, left, smiles at his wife, Sgt. Mary Katzenberger, right, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. on Dec. 3, 2010 after an 18-hour journey home from a yearlong deployment in Iraq. The couple deployed together with 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Neshem, from Kirtland, Wa., from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, left, and others smoke during a layover at Shannon Airport in Ireland on Dec. 3, 2010 during an18-hour journey home after a year in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Spc. Nick James, from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, carries his gear as his wife, Sarah, smiles after welcoming him home after an 18-hour journey from Iraq at Fort Stewart, Ga., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army Spc. Nick James from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division kisses his his wife, Sarah, after an 18-hour journey from Iraq at Fort Stewart, Ga., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, gather for a briefing after arriving at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. on Dec. 4, 2010 after an 18-hour journey home from a year-long deployment in Iraq. AP / Maya Alleruzzo
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