After months of anticipation, Sgt. Nicole Santoriello finally planted the kiss.
About 7 in the morning at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the New York City resident bent down and placed her lips on the pale blue carpet at Gate 33B.
"I'm just so happy to be home," said Sgt. Santoriello, a member of the Army's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, who served in Iraq analyzing intelligence.
"I can't wait to take a real shower without the fear of a mortar attack."
Home, of course, means anywhere in the United States for the 280 soldiers who flew in Wednesday from Kuwait to start their rest and recuperation leaves.
Many of them live outside Texas, but for the first time D/FW Airport joins Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International as the first U.S. stop for troops serving in the Middle East.
D/FW is gateway home for troops
[Link to Full Article]By HOLLY YAN / The Dallas Morning News
After months of anticipation, Sgt. Nicole Santoriello finally planted the kiss.
About 7 in the morning at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the New York City resident bent down and placed her lips on the pale blue carpet at Gate 33B.
"I'm just so happy to be home," said Sgt. Santoriello, a member of the Army's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, who served in Iraq analyzing intelligence.
