82nd Airborne Troops Heading Back From Iraq
The first wave of returning 82nd Airborne Division soldiers arrived home after nearly a year in Iraq, where they fought during the war and then worked to maintain order in its aftermath.
Spc. Keith Benoit and about 210 other members of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment stepped onto a landing strip adjoining Ft. Bragg, the 82nd Airborne’s home.
Benoit, 21, said he was looking forward to getting together with family and friends, and trying to readjust to American life.
“To me, it’s 180 degrees. Everything’s different,” Benoit said.
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