Staff Sgt. Adam Hill proposes to girlfriend Lindsay Miller of Columbus.
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Tech. Sgt. Jerry Watts is embraced by sons, Brayden, left, and Jacob, both 5, and daughter Kenzie, 3. The Watts family live in Holland. Not pictured is Amanda Holland, wife and mother.
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Lexi Axe, 11, center, becomes emotional as she watches the return of her father, Jeff Axe. Also pictured are stepbrother Jordan Hood, 14, behind her, and stepmother Jenny Axe, right.
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Staff Sgt. Andrew Brent and girlfriend Carly Patterson pose for a photo with their new puppy, a husky they named Pearl. Carly got the dog to surprise Sgt. Brent on his return. They already have a 5-year-old male busy named Ice. They are from Temperance, Mich.
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Family and friends watch as more than 200 airmen from the 112th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron return following a three-month deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
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More than 200 airmen return to the 180th Fighter Wing Air National Guard Base at Toledo Express Airport near Swanton.
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More than 200 airmen return to the 180th Fighter Wing Air National Guard Base at Toledo Express Airport near Swanton.
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Debbie Knab of Lambertville, with balloons, waits for her daughter, Codylynn Knab.
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Landon Kreischer, 8, center, spots the arrival of the plane carrying his father, Capt. Justin Kreischer, as family and friends wait. Also pictured are Landon's mother and Capt. Kreischer's wife, Amber, and his brothers, Tanner, 3, and Cam, 2.
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Lindsay Miller, left, of Columbus and other family and friends wait. Miller's boyfriend, Staff Sgt. Adam Hill, proposed to her on the tarmac shortly after his arrival.
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Master Sgt. Dan Denig is greeted by his grandchildren, Brian Dopp, and Laney Dopp, 9. They are from Adrian, Mich.
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Lt. Col. Michael DiDio, commander of the 112th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, is embraced by his children, Maddi, 9, and Brendan, 11, right.
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Staff Sgt. Adam Hill is greeted by girlfriend Lindsay Miller of Columbus. Hill proposed to Miller on the tarmac shortly after his arrival.
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Staff Sgt. Adam Hill kisses girlfriend Lindsay Miller of Columbus after proposing to her.
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Staff Sgt. Joe Wernert is reunited with girlfriend Kelsey Boehme. They live in Toledo.
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