Greeters gave soldiers a special Christmas

On Christmas Eve, more than 500 citizens traveled to Pease Airport to greet 140 soldiers returning from a year of service in Iraq.

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The crowd was several bodies deep along the Hero's Walk; a mix of longtime Pease Greeters and many new faces, some local and some who traveled long distances to thank the soldiers. As members of the Army's 305th Quartermaster Company entered the airport, the crowd spontaneously erupted into the type of joyous applause normally showered on sports heroes or rock stars. More...

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