Hundreds gather to welcome soldiers home
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Welcome home for the soldiers of Company A
Hundreds of well-wishers lined the streets of Janesville, Wis. Jan. 24, 2010, to welcome home Elkhorn- and Janesville-based Company A, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion if the 32nd Infantry Brigade. The unit was returning from an eight-month tour of duty in Iraq. Click to play
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Deb Eckelberg of Janesville holds a sign welcoming back members of Company A, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion. Eckelberg's son, Tyler, was returning from an eight-month tour in Iraq. Dan Plutchak/staff.
JANESVILLE -- Deb Eckelberg wanted to be one of the first to welcome home Company A Sunday evening.
So, the Janesville mother and her family set up their welcome-home committee at the feet of Bessie the Cow, the landmark statue near the exit ramp where the troops would turn on to Milton Avenue from Interstate 90.
Eckelberg was there to welcome home her son, Tyler, 20, who spent the past eight months in Iraq as part the Elkhorn- and Janesville-based Company A, 132nd Brigade Support Battalion.
Her group was just one of hundreds that lined the street for the welcome-home parade.
Blog Read the complete blog post HERE.
Video Watch video of the troops' return HERE.
Slideshow View photos from the parade HERE.
More coverage in Monday's Walworth County Gazette, online in the Gazette e-edition HERE, or check WalworthCountyToday.com after 4 p.m. for the latest details.
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