Welcome Home, Job Well Done, and THANK YOU to all of these brave heroes, now safely back home after nearly two years away from their families.



Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, "Red Bulls" finally land late at Volk Field, Wis,, July 15, 2007. A majority of the soldiers have just completed a 22-month tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lynette Hoke


Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, wait in line to turn in their weapons after a 22-month tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, July 15, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lynette Hoke


A soldier assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls" is welcomed home at Volk Field in Wis., July 15, 2007. A majority of the soldiers have just completed a 22-month tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota National Guard


Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls" disembark at Volk Field in Wis., July 15, 2007. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota National Guard


A soldier assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls" is welcomed home at Volk Field in Wis., July 15, 2007. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota National Guard


(left) 34th Infantry Division commanding general Maj. Gen. Rick Erladson greets 1/34th Brigade Combat Team returning Commander Col. David Elicerio (right) as he steps off the plane during the disembarkation of several units returning with the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team at Volk Field, Wis., July 15, 2007. The 1/34th Brigade Combat Team is returning from Iraq after approximately two years of mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joe Roos


Spc. Cassie McCane, Minnesota Joint Force Headquarters, hugs her dad, Master Sgt. John Schwartz as he steps off the plane during the disembarkation of several units returning with the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team at Volk Field, Wis., July 15, 2007. The 1/34th Brigade Combat Team is returning from Iraq after approximately two years of mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joe Roos



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