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Whispers passed through the crowd that they were walking down the terminal. Eager family members and media pressed in close to ‘Do Not Enter’ signs waiting to be the first to see them. An expectant father talked about how overwhelmed the kids would be. A new country, new language, most had probably never been on a plane before or had this kind of greeting. When they came around the corner, they were welcomed with cheers, signs and hugs as they waded into the crowd looking for their new families.

Stephen Lee kisses his newly adopted daughter Biverlie as they meet at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City early on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman

HAITIAN ADOPTION / ADOPT / ADOPTED / CHILD / CHILDREN / KIDS / HAITI: Brittney DeWitt, of Tuttle, Okla., hugs her new sister Gardina as they meet at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City early on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman ORG XMIT: KOD

-John Clanton

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