Four soldiers, two-week leave

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Anticipation at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Monday afternoon was almost palpable. Four families decked out in patriotic T-shirts, carrying American flags and red, white and blue Mylar balloons were waiting for an airplane. Four soldiers from the National Guard's 1140th Engineer Battalion were coming home for a two-week visit with families they hadn't seen since January. The men have been in south Iraq since March.

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