Arizona Soldiers home from Afghanistan in time for Christmas

Soldiers home from Afghanistan in time for Christmas
ABC15
By: Elizabeth Erwin
December 24, 2013

PHOENIX - It's a Christmas to remember for some very happy military families because their soldiers made it home in time for the holidays after serving in Afghanistan.

"We would have been here last night if they would have had the gates open," Jan Beazer said.

Norman and Jan Beazer can hardly contain their excitement.

"Best Christmas present ever," Jan said.

They get to see their son for the first time in more than nine months.

"277 days," Norman said.

They've been counting the days along with every other family member who spent Christmas Eve morning anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 819th Engineer Company.

The soldiers were in Afghanistan, charged with detecting and eliminating improvised explosive devices on roadways.

The danger of the job made the wait even harder.
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