Posted at 11:33 a.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2005
263 Schofield soldiers back in Hawai'i
Advertiser Staff
Families and friends welcomed back 263 Schofield Barracks soldiers who returned from Iraq early this morning.The soldiers had been deployed for a year as members of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light) from Schofield Barracks. Theirs was the first large contingent — 263 men and women from nine units — to return. Those returning yesterday include members of the the 125th Signal, 65th Engineer, and 125th Military Intelligence battalions, and 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment.
The troops arrived first at Hickam Air Force Base, touching down about 4:15 a.m. today after traveling for 25 hours.
