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For these 41 soldiers from the 45th

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Infantry Brigade combat team , the year

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long deployment to Afghanistan and

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Kuwait is over . Their return marks the

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beginning of the end for more than 3000

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members as the remainder of the brigade

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will be back in the US by the end of

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March . Major General Miles during the

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Adjutant General for Oklahoma says the

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soldiers have put forth a tremendous

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amount of effort over the past year and

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a half . You've given everything you

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have and you're back home now . And I

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want to say thank you . Private Cody

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Bowman of the headquarters ,

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headquarters Company 45th Ibc T says

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the feeling of coming home was exciting

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and overwhelming all at the same time .

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I'm home , I'm home finally home , a

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long time reporting for the Oklahoma

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National Guard . I'm Army sergeant ,

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Christopher Bruce .