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JBLM Prepares for Influx of Soldiers

Jul- 7-2010 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT , 4/2 SBCT , 5/2 SBCT , Ft. Lewis

The impact of JBLM troops coming back - The News Tribune

By the fall, nearly 18,000 men and women from various local units will have returned this year – the largest incoming tide since both wars started.

Just between Thursday and Sunday, some 800 troops were scheduled to come home to holiday weekend embraces.

For military families as well as surrounding South Sound communities, deployment —and preparing for a homecoming — can take on a familiar rhythm.

Police agencies prepare for young soldiers eager to taste freedom again. Schools gear up for more children, colleges for adult students seeking new skills. Everyone braces for more freeway traffic. And businesses get ready for returning customers.


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