The Troops Are Home - Delta Company
Well not all of the troops but some of the troops at least, and in particular the Marines of Delta Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion from Knoxville Tennessee. The troop has been deployed since June and made its return Friday evening. Despite the different pointed opinions on the war, we all can be thankful for the safe return of our men and women from Iraq.
There were at least a hundred friends and family awaiting the arrival of the soldiers. Laughter and tears of joy filled the room as they arrived at around 3 AM Saturday morning. The News-Sentinel, Channel 10 and Channel 6 sent the bare-bones crew to cover the event with one representative from each media outlet. The Knox News story can be found here and I didn’t find the channel 6 coverage of the story but WBIR’s segment is below.
I will be updating this post with pictures that I took from the homecoming once I get lightbox hooked up.
Update: Lightbox is working now and the images are uploaded. To use lightbox, simply click on one of the thumbnail images and a bigger image will appear. Hover your mouse near the top right or left for next and previous images. I noticed that the YouTube video causes a bit of a problem with the lightbox script so simply scroll until the video goes out of the screen before clicking an image.
Feel free to show your support for these troops by leaving a comment on this post. Thank you Marines of Delta Company for serving our country and returning home safely! Our hearts and prayers go out to those who have lost soldiers, friends, and family in combat.
Thank you for your service to our nation. Our thoughts and prayers extend to you and to those who lost their lives in the defense of America. Welcome home.