1,100 Stryker Soldiers Returning Home
Unit Served In Iraq For 1 Year
Posted: 6:01 am PDT October 29, 2004Updated: 4:49 pm PDT October 29, 2004
FORT LEWIS, Wash. -- Nearly 1,100 members of the Fort Lewis-based Stryker Brigade began returning home Friday morning in ceremonies at the Army base.A series of welcoming ceremonies for four groups of Stryker soldiers were held Friday for families to greet soldiers who have been in Iraq for a year.About 300 members of the Stryker brigade returned to Fort Lewis last Monday.The Stryker brigade is in the process of being replaced by about 4,000 other soldiers from Fort Lewis.Meanwhile, a departure ceremony was held Friday for members of a medical brigade. It will leave in Nov. for its second deployment in Iraq.
Copyright 2004 by KIROTV.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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