Welcome Home to the 209th! Dozens of family and friends gathered Friday night for the Homecoming celebration. The 209th had about 120 members who served in Iraq. The soldiers helped with supplies and shipping, as well as guard duty at Anaconda Air Base. About 30 of them are from the Lafayette area and took part in the ceremonies at Ivy Tech. The battalion commander, Major Todd Ressel told the soldiers, "it may have not been a glamorous assignment, but it was an important mission during trying times."
Good luck to all the soldiers--wherever their next journey may take them. They have much to be proud of.