Most of the nearly 4,000 soldiers in a battle-weary Stryker brigade that spent a year in Afghanistan will have returned home to Joint Base Lewis-McChord by the end of this week, according to officials at the local base.
The arrival of the brigade commander and his command team late Tuesday signifies that the deployment is all but over. The ceremonial end won't come until the unit's colors are uncased in the next few weeks.
Most of the nearly 4,000 soldiers in a battle-weary Stryker brigade that spent a year in Afghanistan will have returned home to Joint Base Lewis-McChord by the end of this week, according to officials at the local base.
The arrival of the brigade commander and his command team late Tuesday signifies that the deployment is all but over. The ceremonial end won't come until the unit's colors are uncased in the next few weeks.