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Families reunite for Thanksgiving in 2011

Mike Neidert, center, 22, and his brother, Matt Neidert, right, 19, both of Canton, Ohio, greet their mother, Lisa Neidert, of Fort Myers, as they disembark from their flight at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Mike Keidert said he and his brother started their trip to Southwest Florida around 4 a.m., and said other than some congestion during a layover in Atlanta, his trip went 'pretty smooth.' Tristan Spinski/Staff

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Mike Neidert, center, 22, and his brother, Matt Neidert, right, 19, both of Canton, Ohio, greet their mother, Lisa Neidert, of Fort Myers, as they disembark from their flight at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Mike Keidert said he and his brother started their trip to Southwest Florida around 4 a.m., and said other than some congestion during a layover in Atlanta, his trip went "pretty smooth." Tristan Spinski/Staff

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  • Gene O'Byrne, second from left, of Fort Myers, greets his daughter, Joey O'Byrne, of Canton, Ohio, and her children at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Tristan Spinski/Staff
  • Dan Hurley, of Union City, Ohio, hugs his sister-in-law, Kelly Thompson, of Fort Collins, Colo., shortly after disembarking from his flight at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Tristan Spinski/Staff
  • Scenes from holiday travel at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning. Tristan Spinski/Staff
  • Bonnie Ziai, center, of Venice, Fla., hugs her niece, Hanna Noori, 4, of Clarksburg, Md., as her family greets each other after disembarking from their flight from Baltimore at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning. Tristan Spinski/Staff
  • Mike Neidert, center, 22, and his brother, Matt Neidert, right, 19, both of Canton, Ohio, greet their mother, Lisa Neidert, of Fort Myers, as they disembark from their flight at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Mike Keidert said he and his brother started their trip to Southwest Florida around 4 a.m., and said other than some congestion during a layover in Atlanta, his trip went 'pretty smooth.' Tristan Spinski/Staff
  • From left, Dan Hurley, of Union City, Ohio, MacKenzie Thompson, 15, of Fort Collins, Colo., Shawna Hurley, of Union City, Ohio, and Kelly Thompson, of Fort Collins, Colo., greet each other at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning as family gathers in preparation to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Tristan Spinski/Staff
  • Gene O'Byrne, second from left, of Fort Myers, greets his daughter, Joey O'Byrne, of Canton, Ohio, and her children at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Tristan Spinski/Staff
  • From left, Dan Hurley, of Union City, Ohio, MacKenzie Thompson, 15, of Fort Collins, Colo., Shawna Hurley, of Union City, Ohio, and Kelly Thompson, of Fort Collins, Colo., greet each other at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday morning as family gathers in preparation to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Tristan Spinski/Staff

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