Soldiers, airmen return home after Iraq deployments

(Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Robert J. Sabonis)

The excitement of seeing loved ones come home.

By Globe Staff

Fifteen members of the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield returned Friday night from a six-month deployment to Iraq. The men and women had guarded Baghdad International Airport.

They were greeted at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut by overjoyed family members and friends.

"Our mission went well, and we're thrilled to be home again with our families," Lt. Col. Peter Green of Southwick said in a statement.

Today, in Newburyport, 106 Army National Guard soldiers from the 182nd Engineer Sapper Company were also joined by family and friends as they were formally honored for their year-long tour in Iraq defusing roadside bombs.

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