Fort Hood readies for return of 16,000 soldiers

Fort Hood readies for return of 16,000 soldiers

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Oct 15, 2009 21:56:38 EDT

FORT HOOD, Texas — A central Texas Army post is preparing for the return of about 16,000 soldiers over the next few months.

The 1st Cavalry Division soldiers will start returning from Iraq in November to Fort Hood.

At a town hall meeting Thursday night, the crowd of 500 erupted in cheers when a military official said, “Your loved one is coming home.”

The troops will be home for at least a year before they’re redeployed.

The top U.S. military commander in Baghdad, Maj. Gen. Daniel Bolger, speaking to the Fort Hood families via satellite, said “we are near the finish line,” and he thanked the families for their support.
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