Our soldiers are home! Yesterday afternoon the community celebrated the safe return of more of our soldiers from Afghanistan. The men pictured here, part of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are Spc. Brandon Jackson, Sgt. Jeremy Duffer, Staff Sgt. Jim Rehmann and Spc. Joshua Jackson.

Other soldiers who have come back home are Sgt. Robert Jackson, Spc. Matthew Langley, Spc. Lucas Wampler and Chaplain Jeremy Todd.

More pictures of the day are below.

Picture by Mike Fak

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