[SandRat]

FORT IRWIN HOMECOMING — A young girl holds a U.S. flag during the arrival of U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, at Fort Irwin, Calif., Dec. 24, 2005, from a deployment in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Bahena

FORT IRWIN HOMECOMING — Family members hold up signs greeting U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, upon their arrival at Fort Irwin, Calif., Dec. 24, 2005, from a deployment in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Bahena

FORT IRWIN HOMECOMING — A woman holds up a sign greeting U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, upon their arrival at Fort Irwin, Calif., Dec. 24, 2005, from a deployment in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Bahena

FORT IRWIN HOMECOMING — U.S. Army Spc. Luis Sanchez (right) hugs his father-in-law, Clem W. Beavers, after arriving back to Fort Irwin, Calif., Dec. 24, 2005, from a deployment in Iraq. Sanchez serves as a mechanic with Echo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Bahena

FORT IRWIN HOMECOMING — U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Eversole, assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, is surrounded by his children upon his arrival at Fort Irwin, Calif., Dec. 24, 2005, from a deployment in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Bahen

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great homecoming pictures, Sand. Thanks.

[freema]

These are beautiful. Our nephew arrived home yesterday.
We're too far away to grab on to him (which is good thing for his sake), so I've just been suffering a massive headache brought on by trying not to cry for the last 24 hours : )