Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, sits among friends and family during a farewell ceremony held in his honor at the Army National Guard Readiness Center on Nov. 30 in Arlington, Va. Carpenter will return to his home state of South Dakota after 29 months as the acting director. (Sgt. Darron Salzer/Army National Guard)
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