Hood welcomes returning soldiers back from Iraq

Hood welcomes returning soldiers back from Iraq
By Angela K. Brown - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Dec 20, 2009 18:08:38 EST

FORT HOOD, Texas — Victoria Buhman has been preparing to make her baby’s first Christmas special, but she knew it wouldn’t be perfect unless her husband returned from Iraq in time.

Less than a week before the holiday, Buhman got her wish. At a welcome ceremony on a cold night in a Fort Hood field, she and her husband were among several hundred families who were reunited.

The Buhmans embraced and kissed while other families and couples jumped into each other’s arms. Some children squealed “There’s my Daddy!” and other relatives waved American flags, balloons and signs that read “Welcome Home” and “You’re My Hero.”

Buhman’s husband found her in the crowd after seeing her cradling their 5-month-old son as her friend held up a large sign: “1st Lt. Buhman Report for Kisses Here.”

“It feels good to be back and to be with my family,” Scott Buhman said Saturday night after seeing his wife and baby Colton. “It’s more special to be back now because I’ll be with my wife and new son on his first Christmas.”


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