Central Florida Army Reservists Home After a Year

200 soldiers return home to central Florida
Soldiers were in Afghanistan for past year
WESH 2 News

During its time in Afghanistan, the unit received 17 Purple Hearts and seven Medals of Valor.

ORLANDO
Nearly 200 soldiers returned home to central Florida on Wednesday after spending a year in Afghanistan.

The Orlando-based Army Reserve soldiers were honored in a ceremony to welcome them back.

For Rockledge school teacher Stephanie Clemmer, tears came easily as she awaited the return of her husband from Afghanistan

"It was really hard," said Clemmer.

It's not just Clemmer who showed signs of the stress from the long separation. Her 9-year-old daughter, Emma, was also crying.

The Clemmers are one of 190 families of Army reservists with Orlando's 689th Engineer Company who had been separated from their soldiers since last July.
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