Friends, family welcome home Mo. Guard unit
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Farmington, Mo., armory was packed Sunday night as friends, family, high-ranking officials and Missouri residents welcomed home nearly 100 soldiers from the Missouri Army National Guard's 1138th Engineer Company from their tour in Iraq, said Staff Sgt. Heather Carden, a public affairs representative for the 1140th Engineer Batallion.
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