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Fort Carson Busy This Week As Soldiers Welcomed Home In Emotional Ceremonies

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- More than 250 soldiers returned to Fort Carson Army Post for an emotional reunion on Monday. Nearly 300 more will return on Wednesday.

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The soldiers were reunited with their families after walking through a cloud of smoke to Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue." There were a lot of hugs and tears for the emotional welcome home.

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"It's awesome," Sgt. Logan Simms said. "So far, I haven't missed a Christmas yet. I'm happy about that."

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The soldiers spent nine months in Kuwait. The soldiers were deployed in February in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

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