50 local soldiers return from Iraq
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Fifty soldiers based at Lewis-McChord are now back with loved ones, after returning Sunday from a year overseas.
Returning with them was Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby, one of the top U.S. generals in Iraq, who says the I Corps troops superbly accomplished their mission in Iraq.
The 50 troops landed in a massive C-17 transport plane, all the way from Baghdad. The soldiers spent a year in Iraq, preparing Iraqi forces to take over security responsibilities.
They arrived to a heroes' welcome - marching proud and strong as their families waited to reunite after being apart for so long.
Andrea Goff found her husband, Staff Sgt. Brian Goff, and gave him a heartwarming hug making up for the long year apart.
Lt. Gen. Jacoby led the group. He was the No. 2 general in charge of all troops in Iraq - and says I Corps strengthened that country and prepared it for elections on March 7.
I Corp based here has transferred authority now to another Army corps in Iraq.
As for Lt. Gen. Jacoby - he's moving on from this group, and right now going through confirmation process to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations.
Returning with them was Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby, one of the top U.S. generals in Iraq, who says the I Corps troops superbly accomplished their mission in Iraq.
The 50 troops landed in a massive C-17 transport plane, all the way from Baghdad. The soldiers spent a year in Iraq, preparing Iraqi forces to take over security responsibilities.
They arrived to a heroes' welcome - marching proud and strong as their families waited to reunite after being apart for so long.
Andrea Goff found her husband, Staff Sgt. Brian Goff, and gave him a heartwarming hug making up for the long year apart.
Lt. Gen. Jacoby led the group. He was the No. 2 general in charge of all troops in Iraq - and says I Corps strengthened that country and prepared it for elections on March 7.
I Corp based here has transferred authority now to another Army corps in Iraq.
As for Lt. Gen. Jacoby - he's moving on from this group, and right now going through confirmation process to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations.
