Valerie McElwaney, 51, McDonough, hugs her son Spc. Miles Crook, 22, Kennesaw, as members of the Georgia Army National Guard Dragon Masters (1-171st Aviation Regiment) arrive home from a year long duty in Iraq just in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday at the Clay National Guard Center at Dobbins Air Base, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, to a welcome home ceremony with family and friends in Marietta, Ga. It was Crook's first deployment. The Dragon Masters were the largest Task Force in Iraq with 50 aircraft and 3,500 missions flown.
An Egyptian boy holds two Molotov cocktails during clashes with Egyptian riot police, unseen, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
Egyptian protesters clash with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
A protester sits on a mound of rocks during a temporary cease-fire with the Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
An Egyptian protester using scrap metal as a shield takes cover from tear gas during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
An Egyptian riot policeman fires at protesters during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
An Egyptian riot policeman fires at protesters during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
An Egyptian protester wears a cardboard egg carton as protection while using scrap metal as a shield during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
A protester gestures to Egyptian riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
A boy with a face mask stands with his father in Tahrir square as clashes take place nearby with Egyptian riot police, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
An injured protester, center, is aided by others during clashes with Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt's military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council.
A protestor, center, with writing Arabic on his chest that reads, "whether he signed or not, he must go to hell," celebrates with others for the signing by Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh of a document agreeing to step down after a long-running uprising to oust him from 33 years in power in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Yemen's authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed Wednesday to step down after a fierce uprising to oust him from 33 years in power. The U.S. and its powerful Gulf allies pressed for the deal, concerned that a security collapse in the impoverished Arab nation was allowing an active al-Qaida franchise to gain a firmer foothold.
President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha and Malia, pardons Liberty, a 19-week old, 45-pound turkey, on the occasion of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington. At left is National Turkey Federation Chairman Richard Huisinga.
Boys join in lighting candles on the pavement near the Presidential Palace in Manila to mark the second anniversary of the massacre of at least 57 people, including 32 journalists and staff, in Maguindanao province in southern Philippines, Wednesday Nov. 23, 2011. Andal Ampatuan Sr., the patriarch of the powerful Maguindanao clan and former governor of an autonomous Muslim region, is among nearly 100 suspects being tried on murder charges in the massacre. The killing of journalists is said to be the worst slaying in the world.
Andrew Cotton, from Great Britain, rides a wave during a tow-in surf competition Wednesday, Nov. 23 2011, in Nazare, Portugal. In tow-in surf the athletes are pulled by jet skis to be able to catch the biggest waves.
Tibetan monks create an intricate picture made from coloured sand at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art on November 23, 2011 in Glasgow, Scotland. The monks, from the Panchen Lama's Monastery, are creating a Sand Mandala as part of a Tantric Buddhist ritual, invoking the presence of the Buddha in a design representing the palace of the deities.
Pigeons fly next to the Georges Pompidou art center, left, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. .23, 2011.
Protesters stand by a burning barricade near Lieusant, Normandy, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Police have used tear gas on hundreds of nuclear protesters trying to head off the departure of a train carrying recycled uranium to Germany. Some 300 protesters clashed with police in fields in the village of Lieusaint, outside Valognes, site of the rail depot from where the train loaded with the uranium treated by Areva was expected to depart.
Lyon's Kim Kallstrom of Sweden, right, challenges with Ajax' Nicolas Lodeiro, left, during their Champions League soccer match at Gerland stadium, in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.
B.C. Lions kicker Paul McCallum participates in football practice, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The B.C. Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are scheduled to play in the 99th Grey Cup CFL final, Sunday, Nov. 27, in Vancouver.
A man and a girl walk through misty conditions along a Landsberger Alle at the district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
A woman and a jogger move through misty conditions along Hampstead High Street in north London, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
Travelers, with luggage in hand, make their way toward Terminal A at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Thursday marks the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Kaitlyn Medina, 3, peers over her welcome sign as she tries to spot her father, Jose Medina, who was arriving at the Sacramento International Airport in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday Nov. 23, 2011. Medina, who returned from Wisconsin where he had been working the past month, to find his children, Kaitlyn and her siblings, Krystal, 6, second from left, Mario, 11, third from left, and Briana, anxiously awaiting his return for Thanksgiving.
A woman blocks the entrance to Congress as riot police stand guard in Guatemala City, Wednesday Nov. 23, 2011. Protesters are demanding that Congress approve the Ley de Vivienda, or Housing Act, which would allow them to attain legal titles to the lands where they built their homes.
Exiled Tibetans observe a moment of silence to pay respect to Tibetans who recently immolated themselves in China during a protest rally near Chinese embassy in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Hundreds of Tibetans marched through New Delhi to protest Chinese rule over their homeland.
Supporters of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or Indian Workers Group, participate in a protest rally in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. The supporters demanded that the government protect workers rights in the ongoing economic reform process as well as the financial crisis.
A supporter of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or Indian Workers Group, listen to a speaker at a protest rally in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. The supporters demanded that the government protect workers rights in the ongoing economic reform process as well as the financial crisis.A supporter of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or Indian Workers Group, listen to a speaker at a protest rally in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. The supporters demanded that the government protect workers rights in the ongoing economic reform process as well as the financial crisis.
A model displays a headpiece made of confectionery by Japanese patissier Koji Tsuchiya during the Tokyo Sweets Collection in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Japan's 12 leading pastry chefs teamed up with dress designer Eri Matsui to demonstrate their sweet creations for Matsui's dresses.
Wedding guests dance as they accompany a wedding procession on November 23, 2011 in New Delhi, India. India's wedding season peaks from late October to early December each year as couples choose to wed in these auspicious months. The Indian wedding traditionally starts with a procession which sees the groom riding or drawn by a carriage with a white horse, escorted by close family and friends, a brass band and a mobile lighting crew powered by a diesel generator. Guests in attendance dance and celebrate through the streets, showering the groom with rupee notes, until they arrive to the final destination of the wedding.
Volunteers help inflate a "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" character for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2011 on West 77th Street in New York City. The parade which started in 1924 is celebrating its 85th year.
Madeline Adams, age three, from New York, watches volunteers inflate the "Sailor Mickey Mouse" flotation during preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2011 on West 77th Street in New York City. The parade which started in 1924 is celebrating its 85th year.
A volunteer's legs are seen sticking out from under the Energerizer Bunny flotation during preparation for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2011 on West 77th Street in New York City. The parade which started in 1924 is celebrating its 85th year.
In this photo released by the San Francisco Zoo, two lemurs enjoy a Thanksgiving feast at the San Francisco Zoo, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, in San Francisco. The feast consisted of green beans; a fruit salad of apples, bananas, and grapes; sweet potatoes; a turkey made out of monkey chow and apple juice with grapes in champagne flutes.
A group of Ring Tailed Lemurs eat from a Thanksgiving spread at the San Francisco Zoo on November 23, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Fifteen lemurs at the San Francisco Zoo were treated to a Thanksgiving feast of green beans, a fruit salad made up of apples, bananas, grapes sweet potatoes and a turkey made out of monkey chow.
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