U.S. Army Sgt. James Stamper with the 369th Engineer Detachment removes the yellow ribbon attached to the flag at the East Bank Fire Department in West Virginia, where he is a volunteer fireman. Stamper's fellow firefighters posted the yellow ribbon in his honor during his deployment to Iraq, they recently welcomed him home following a deployment of more than one year. Courtesy photo
U.S. Army Sgt. James Stamper with the 369th Engineer Detachment, center, gets a rousing welcome at Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va., after returning from more than a year in Iraq. Courtesy photo