Nearly 300 Stryker soldiers got a loud, joyous welcome home Friday afternoon at Fort Lewis as the first waves of troops from the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division return from their year in Iraq.
By late Friday – when two more flights were due, including one with the brigade's commander – more than 1,000 of the Lancer Brigade's 4,200 soldiers will have made it home. The rest will arrive daily through next weekend. [...]
Strykers come home safe after year in Iraq
Link to Full ArticleBy Michael Gilbert, The News-Tribune
Nearly 300 Stryker soldiers got a loud, joyous welcome home Friday afternoon at Fort Lewis as the first waves of troops from the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division return from their year in Iraq.
By late Friday – when two more flights were due, including one with the brigade's commander – more than 1,000 of the Lancer Brigade's 4,200 soldiers will have made it home. The rest will arrive daily through next weekend. [...]
