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8,500 soldiers head home for the holidays
Posted: 12.20.2012 at 7:31 AM
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The Army's largest training installation is sending about 8,500 soldiers home for the holidays.  / Tyler Ryan
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More than 8,000 soldiers are leaving Fort Jackson on buses, trains, aircraft and private vehicles to be with their family.

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