May 23, 2013
Hundreds of family, friends and supporters gathered at the Ellsworth Armory to welcome the soldiers back. One person who wouldn't have missed the celebration for anything was Larry Hoyer. His son Bert was one of four soldiers from the 652nd killed in Iraq. Hoyer says it was really good to see the soldiers, and talk to many of those who had worked with his son. The group's mission in Iraq dealt mostly with maintenance and building bridges for coalition forces
