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    Months-long wait ends for infantryman reunited with comrades [Image 7 of 17]

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    Months-long wait ends for infantryman reunited with comrades

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    01.11.2013

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Lindsey Kibler 

    7th Infantry Division

    Spc. Chris Anderson talks to a young airport passenger after stepping off a plane, Jan. 11, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The boy wanted to meet the Anderson and thank him for his service. Anderson, who lost his leg to an improvised explosive device in June, planned a trip to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to surprise the men from Company B, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Anderson, however, was surprised to find the men waiting for him at the airport for a welcome home ceremony his wife, Spc. Jasmine Anderson, also with 2-2 SBCT, arraigned with the help of local Seattle news station, KOMO 4 News; the USO; and the non-profit organization The Unfinished Mission.

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    Date Taken: 01.11.2013
    Date Posted: 01.12.2013 01:43
    Photo ID: 813125
    VIRIN: 130111-A-IP604-007
    Resolution: 3264x4928
    Size: 2.68 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US
    Hometown: CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, US

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