Soldier returns to family and cheers

After serving a year in Iraq, a soldier is home with his family
Once he arrived, the entire airport cheered, as he made his way to hug his family for the first time in over a year
Melissa Gaona
Multimedia Journalist
6:13 p.m. EDT, October 1, 2011

ROANOKE, Va.—
The Hicklin family was at Roanoke Regional Airport staring out the window, waiting and watching for his plane to land.

Once he arrived, the entire airport cheered, as he made his way to hug his family for the first time in over a year.

Saturday was a big day for the Hicklin’s. Their soldier serving in the United States Army finished his tour in Iraq.

His mother, Betty Barber, explains how she’s been staying in touch. “When he wasn’t out on a mission, we got to talk a whole lot through Skype on the computer, through Facebook and by phone,” said Barber.
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