SSgt Matthew Kasten (L) holds his 5-year-old son Jackson, also in uniform, after a ceremony welcoming home U.S. Army soldiers returning from duty in Iraq at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado February 12, 2009. About 280 soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division returned following their 15-month deployment to Iraq. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES)