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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Soldiers from The Royal Scots Borderers,say goodbye to their loved ones as they depart from Dreghorn Barracks for a six month tour of Afghanistan on September 30, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Around one hundred soldiers from the battalions B company will be deployed to the Helmand Province area for the first time. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 30:  Soldiers from The Royal Scots Borderers,say goodbye to their loved ones as they depart from Dreghorn Barracks for a six month tour of Afghanistan on September 30, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Around one hundred soldiers from the battalions B company will be deployed to the Helmand Province area for the first time.  (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)