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Gainesville church welcomes home Afghan vet
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Daniel Bowers is welcomed back from Afghanistan on Sunday by Debbie Edwards, left, Sabra Edwards and his son Grant at First Church of the Nazarene in Gainesville. - photo by JOSHUA L. JONES
Nicole Bowers was a little concerned her 21-month-old son might be a little shy around his father, who was fresh off a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. That hasn’t been nearly the case. “I’ve kind of turned into chopped liver now,” Bowers said with a laugh.