Favorite U.S. welcome

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I would like to send a sincere thank you to the ladies and gentlemen who came out to greet us and welcome us back home with hugs and kisses. Our recent flight arrived around 1:30 a.m., yet the shops were open and there was a wonderful group at…
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I would like to send a sincere thank you to the ladies and gentlemen who came out to greet us and welcome us back home with hugs and kisses. Our recent flight arrived around 1:30 a.m., yet the shops were open and there was a wonderful group at the terminal gate to greet us.

There was even one family with two young daughters. I think we all wanted to bend down and hug those children.

Fort Hood had a nice ceremony for us when we reached Texas, but the welcome we received from the people of Bangor is my favorite memory of coming back home.

Loretta Barte

CPT, OD, Fourth Infantry Division

Killeen, Texas


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