
Pfc. Carlos Pabon stands for a portrait at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Sgt. Jason Bogle hugs his wife Beula Bogle and kisses his one-year-old daughter, Trinity Bogle, goodbye as members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare to leave Fort Carson for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Private Cain Knight hugs his son, Noah Knight, 8, during a Casing of the Colors Ceremony for the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division as the unit transitions from Garrison Duty to Combat Duty Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This will be Knight’s first deployment as the brigade prepares to leave for Iraq in the coming weeks.

Members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division salute as they participate in a Casing of the Colors Ceremony as the unit transitions from Garrison Duty to Combat Duty Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq in the coming weeks.

Members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division head through a security checkpoint at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as they prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division sit under a flag flying at half-staff for service members killed in Kabul as they watch a Casing of the Colors Ceremony as the unit transitions from Garrison Duty to Combat Duty Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq in the coming weeks.

Spc. Brandon Quintana pinches the cheeks of his daughter, Olivia Quintana, 1, as members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare to leave Fort Carson for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Staff Sgt. Tarah Marcil stands for a portrait at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division wait for their plane in a holding area at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as they prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Fort Carson Members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division wait for their plane in a holding area at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as they prepare to leave for Combat Duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Spc. John Pearce holds his dog tags and rifle as he passes through a checkpoint at the Colorado Spring Airport Military Terminal as members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Army chaplain Cpt. Joseph Perticone and chaplain’s assistant Pfc. Leanna Miffin stand for a portrait at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

First Lt. Caroline Tran stands for a portrait at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division walk across the tarmac to their plane at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as they prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.

Spc. Oscar Mora stores his rifle next to his seat as members of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division load onto their plane at the Colorado Springs Airport Military Terminal as they prepare to leave for combat duty Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The brigade is deploying to Iraq for a nine month tour.
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