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Published April 02, 2010, 12:00 AM

Gallery: A Welcome Home for the Troops

Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010, to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard.


Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)

  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Laura Grevas/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Justine Wettschreck/Daily Globe)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Christy Surprenant Riley/Murray County Community Relations)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Christy Surprenant Riley/Murray County Community Relations)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Christy Surprenant Riley/Murray County Community Relations)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Christy Surprenant Riley/Murray County Community Relations)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Christy Surprenant Riley/Murray County Community Relations)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Christy Surprenant Riley/Murray County Community Relations)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Christy Surprenant Riley/Murray County Community Relations)
  • Police officers, firefighters and citizens gathered April 2, 2010 to welcome home soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 51st Field Artillery unit of the Army National Guard. The unit landed in Wisconsin March 28 after spending more than a year in Iraq. (Christy Surprenant Riley/Murray County Community Relations)