welcome home.

A brief prayer during an Army National Guard Welcome Home Ceremony.

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its father's day.

Staff Sergeant Michael Beck plays with his daughter, Tehya, following the Army National Guard 189th Aviation Regiment activation ceremony at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. "I am going to miss watching them grow and become themselves," Beck said.

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in the hallways.

An outtake from (in-classroom) training for the Army National Guard.

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lakota... the helicopter.

Behind the scenes for South Dakota National Guard's newest helicopter, "Lakota," at the Crazy Horse Memorial.

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rotc training.

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