About 150 troops from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat, 25th Infantry returned on Aug. 3. That “torch party” is preparing for about 4,000 additional Stryker soldiers who will flood back into town during the next month.
Douglass said the next group of Stryker troops will return next week, with a steady stream continuing through September. Douglass said seven Stryker soldiers have died during the deployment, which began in September 2008.
About 150 troops from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat, 25th Infantry returned on Aug. 3. That “torch party” is preparing for about 4,000 additional Stryker soldiers who will flood back into town during the next month.
Douglass said the next group of Stryker troops will return next week, with a steady stream continuing through September. Douglass said seven Stryker soldiers have died during the deployment, which began in September 2008.