Soldiers returning to Miami from Afghanistan

Nearly 100 Soldiers Heading Home From Afghan Combat
WBFS
September 16, 2012

“Our soldiers will come back changed in some way or another. They will be different,’’ Chandler says. “Some will be withdrawn. Some will not want to interact with people outside of their fellow soldiers. Some may have psychological difficulties or difficulty in readjusting to civilian life. We want the people left behind to understand this, to recognize the signs and be able to be supportive.’’

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Following 225 long, brutal days of combat duty in Afghanistan, nearly 100 Army soldiers are coming home Tuesday, possibly sooner.

CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald reports the military chartered 767-300 plane will land at Miami International Airport.

The Miami-based U.S. Army 841st Engineer Battalion — one of the last of its kind to deploy to the war-ravaged country for Operation Enduring Freedom — will come home after spending six months working to build a $27 million camp in the northern region of Afghanistan that will be used as staging headquarters for troop departures as part of the military drawdown.

And with the mission accomplished, the unit arrives from a 400-day deployment almost six months early and days after the 11th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 terrorist attack that triggered what is now America’s longest running war. Twenty-six soldiers are staying behind to manage the final chapters.
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