Welcome Home Roto 3!

"Welcome home Aaron!"

About 100 soldiers returned home Sunday night from their six-month tour in Afghanistan. They were greeted by friends and families at CFB Trenton. "We were all ecstatic" M. said.

A fellow military mom and friend of mine welcomed her son home. Anxiously awaiting his delayed arrival (approx hour delay) " ...but it's all good. What a long wait, but so worthwhile!"

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A Proud Mom with her Son

MCpl B. (centre) with sons. It was an emotional reunion

as friends and family greeted loved ones.

Welcome home to our heroes - our Afghan Vets.

We are so proud of you!

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If Guelph can do it.....

Let's Decorate Our Cities with Yellow Ribbons for Our Soldiers

In the next couple weeks, soldiers from Rotation 2 in Afghanistan will be coming home. Are we ready? Recently, I read a write up in the Guelph Mercury. (see below) Yellow Ribbons will be adorning Guelph when the troops return home. Let's do the same! Let's share our pride, our support.. and welcome our Heroes Home!

Further note: I drove to Guelph this evening and witnessed a spectacular site. Many yellow ribbons fluttered in the breeze from the lamposts in front of Guelph's City Hall and to stand there and hear the ribbons fluttering in the wind, makes your heart melt. Thank you Guelph. It has has left me filled with pride and an overwhelming sense of appreciation- I can only imagine what it will do for our soldiers.

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Picture taken by: Military Mom

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Guelph's City Hall Feb. 10, 2007 ~Picture taken by Military Mom

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Story published by the Guelph Mercury on February 9th, 2007:

Yellow ribbons on city buildings will greet troops
GUELPH (Feb 9, 2007)
The City of Guelph will attach yellow ribbons to municipal buildings this month as a show of support for troops returning from Afghanistan, says Mayor Karen Farbridge.
The ribbons, a symbol borrowed from military campaigns in the U.S., will be placed on the front doors of city hall. Managers at other city-owned buildings will be asked to do the same, Farbridge said.
By the end of this month, 12 soldiers from the 11th Field Artillery Regiment, a Guelph-based reserve unit, are expected back from their six-month tour of duty. Some regular forces soldiers currently in Afghanistan who call Guelph home will also be here on leave this month, the military said.
As the soldiers return, the Canadian Forces are asking citizens, businesses and municipalities to display yellow ribbons in prominent locations as a welcome home.
Although the military says any yellow ribbon will do, car magnets and the like can be bought through the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency at http://www.cfpsa.com/supportourtroops

Soldiers Homecoming

Some of our sons, daughters, husbands, wives, dads, moms,family and friends - our heroes will be coming home soon.

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"Welcome home."

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"Thank you!

"We are very proud of you!"

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I dedicate this video to you.