MISSOULA – It was cheers and tears as hundreds of Montana National Guard soldiers returned home to their families Thursday. It’s been a year since over 300 Montana guardsmen were sent to Southwest Asia and the families of soldiers from the 163rd Combined Arms Battalion and Task Force Grizz gathered around 9 a.m. at the Missoula airport to welcome home their loved ones. As soon as the soldiers filed out of the plane, everyone cheered and the scene was filled with tears and smiles of families being reunited.
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