Viewfinder: Troops Return Home From Afghanistan
More than 180 soldiers returned home from the war in Afghanistan on Friday morning — an entire community greeted them
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1st Sgt. Thomas Griffiths finds one of his aunt's in the crowd and gives her a huge hug on Friday upon his return from Afghanistan. Griffiths had be deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan for a year.
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More than 180 soldiers returned home from the war in Afghanistan on Friday morning.
Friends, family members and the entire community welcomed them home at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium.
The troops — with the 112th Engineer Battalion of Brook Park — are returning home from a yearlong deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
With a police escort from Cleveland Hopkins Airport, the troops rolled into town on four large buses before arriving for the packed house ceremony honoring them.
There, family members greeted them with cheers, flags and warm hugs.
