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Idaho Guard Unit Is Coming Home

Friday, January 12, 2007; KBCI

Some good news for more than 260 Idaho families with soldiers deployed overseas. Members of the 1-183rd Aviation Battalion unit have been in Afghanistan since last February, serving in Operation Enduring Freedom. But Thursday news from Governor Otter's office said they would be coming home next month. CBS 2 News talked with three families, who all agreed the past year has been hard, but knowing their soldier's deployment is almost up makes things a little easier. Pictures don't really cut it. - Full Story