PHOTOS: Virginia National Guard soldiers return home from Iraq air defense mission
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Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team reunite with loved ones and fellow soldiers in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 3 after serving on federal active duty in Iraq since March.U.S. Army National Guard photo by Terra C. Gatti