2nd Brigade Combat Team Soldiers Return To Ft. Carson After 1 Year In Iraq

FORT CARSON, CO - AUGUST 18: Staff Sgt. Joshua Kaplan greets his wife Kendra, 5 months pregnant, and their son Ayden, 3, after his arrival from Iraq on August 18, 2009 to Fort Carson, Colorado. She came to the arrival ceremony with a sealed envelope with an ultrasound, so that they could learn the baby's gender together. The Kaplans will be having a baby boy, concieved during Joshua's mid-term leave in March. Approximately 575 soldiers fro m the 2nd Brigade Combat team from the 4th Infantry Division returned Tuesday following a 12-month deployment to Iraq. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)