Fort Drum Soldiers Return To United States Following Afghanistan Mission

Fort Drum, N.Y. - For the first time in nine months, a group of soldiers who are normally stationed at Fort Drum will be waking up on American soil today.

Members of the 10th Mountain Division returned to the area yesterday after their latest mission in Afghanistan. During the 20-year conflict,the 10th Mountain Division was the most deployed unit to that country in the entire Army.

One Staff Sergeant told reporters that coming home is bittersweet because a lot of fellow service members lost their lives in the line of duty.


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