Sgt. Aaron Ludwigsen hugs wife Jennifer at his welcome home party at his parents' home in Crystal Lake on Saturday. Ludwigsen, who joined the Army in 2004, returned home from his second deployment to Iraq.
Veterans often have a tough time being tossed back into civilian life. Check out a video of Iraqi war veteran Ben Leslie here:
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Ben Leslie, 25, talks with his girlfriend's daughter Kayla DeNeve, 3, at his parents' Fox River Grove home Tuesday. The Iraq war veteran returned from serving about two years ago and now is working with family to start a support group for veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan war zones. His siblings David Arden, left, 15, and Jami Arden, 13, hang out in the background.
Religious books and pens are some of the items donated to the McHenry County Orange Ribbon Association.
Boy Scouts Travis Schreiber, left, and Brendan Murray, both 13, plant flags at the graves of veterans in Woodland Cemetery in McHenry on Friday evening. Volunteers planted flags around area cemeteries in preparation for Memorial Day.
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