Maj. Thomas Whipple and his family leave a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, for soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry 3rd Brigade, who were in the last convoy of soldiers to withdraw out of Iraq. They came home with little fanfare amid a re-structuring of the U.S. military.

First published in the January 06, 2012, 6:53 a.m. edition

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