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Soldiers return from Iraq
Date: 4/27/2008 Album ID: 504714
Photos by Jeff Gritchen
LOS ALAMITOS - Soldiers of the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment arrived at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008. During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force. Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California, North Dakota, and Iowa. Photos by jeff.gritchen@presstelegram.com
LOS ALAMITOS -  Asia Devera waits for her father, Spc. Rizalito Devera, as he and other soldiers of the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Friends and family cheer as soldiers of the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Devin Grossman, 3, waits for her dad, Sgt. Steven Grossman as he and other soldiers of the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Sgt Donald Chang greets his sons Jason Chang, 4, and James Chang, 12, as he and other soldiers of the 160th Long Range
Surveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Roxi Alvarez smiles as her sister, Paula Lopez, sticks flags in her hair. The pair were awaitng the arrival Alvarez' husband, Sgt. Also Alvarez and her brother, Sgt. Noe Lopez. Soldiers of the 160th Long Range
Surveillance Detachment arrived at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Salina Avila waves to the bus carring her cousin Spc. Eric Sevilla as he and other soldiers of the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment arrived at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Brittney Gross joins other friends and family as soldiers of the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Friends and family cheer as soldiers of the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  United States congressman Dana Rohrabacher greets  soldiers of the 160th Long Range
Surveillance Detachment as they arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Spc. Eric Sevilla is greeted by his brother, Ramon Aguliar, as he and other soldiers of the 160th Long RangeSurveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Sgt Donald Chang greets his sons Jason Chang, 4, and James Chang, 12, as he and other soldiers of the 160th Long Range
Surveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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LOS ALAMITOS -  Spc. Rizalito Devera kisses his five-month old son, Zachary, after he and other soldiers of the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment arrive at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. after a 12-month combat tour in Iraq on Sunday, April 27, 2008.

During their deployment, the Soldiers conducted security missions around Camp Slayer as Task Force Shield's Quick Reaction Force.  Task Force Shield, consisted of five companies of National Guard units from California,
North Dakota, and Iowa. 
Jeff Gritchen/Long Beach Press-Telegram
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