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Video by Cpl. Meredith Brown
Mom and Son Meet in Afghanistan, Interview
Regional Command Southwest
Nov. 26, 2011 | 6:45
Maggie Rhodes, a contractor with the United States Department of Agriculture, and her son, Lance Cpl. Louis Rhodes, a combat engineer with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, talk about getting to spend Thanksgiving together and what it is like being in Afghanistan together. The Rhodes' are from Darlington, Md. Also available in high definition.
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