1st Sgt. Michael McKay, center, 39, of Clarksville, Tenn., with the U.S. Army’s 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky., counts fellow soldiers boarding a C-130 cargo plane as they begin the trip home upon completion of a deployment Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Paktika province, Afghanistan. The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division is returning home after a year in Afghanistan as the last brigade to deploy as part of President Obama’s 30,000 troop surge. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
