“It’s pretty cool to see our country doing things like this.”
– Army Sgt. Shawn Hudson, upon returning to Fort Bragg via Dallas / Ft. Worth International Airport
After 8 years, the “Welcome Home a Hero” program ended last week, as the last troops returning from Iraq passed through DFW. During that time, some 10,000 volunteers greeted thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guardsmen. Many of the volunteers were military veterans, including Vietnam combatants who never received such a greeting.
Tom Downey, 71, who volunteers with the organization 'Welcome Home a Hero' greets a soldier with a rose on March 14, 2012 at the at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
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