A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division kisses a family member during a welcome home ceremony at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Aug. 25, 2014. U.S. Soldiers with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment returned from an eight-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.