300,000th Soldier Met By Maine Troop Greeters

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This is an amazing milestone.  The unbelievably wonderful people of Bangor, Maine, have greeted over 300,000 troops as they pass through Bangor Interational Airport.  The article below was sent by an anonymous reader:

Welcome, 300,000th: Georgia soldier helps Bangor International Airport troop greeters mark milestone
                Friday, May 12, 2006 - Bangor Daily News

Even though the frosting on the cake provided by the Maine Troop Greeters stuck to the roof of Spc. Carlos Smith's mouth when he tried to exclaim his title as the 300,000th member of the military to be welcomed at the airport, he was still all smiles Thursday evening, excited to be back on American soil and home in time to celebrate his son's fourth birthday.

"I saw all the people out here clapping, and I just started smiling," Smith said of the reception he received from the nearly 50 troop greeters and bystanders at Bangor International Airport as they welcomed the unit home. "It's so nice to see people who appreciate what you're doing."

Smith, 28, of Alamo, Ga., was pulled from the line formed by members of the 269th Signal Company out of Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ariz., as they filed from the international terminal.

He was recognized as the 300,000th soldier to be welcomed at the airport with the group's warm applause, hugs and well wishes. This was Smith's second tour overseas, and he recently had spent six months in Kuwait...

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300,000th Soldier Met By Maine Troop Greeters

This is an amazing milestone.  The unbelievably wonderful people of Bangor, Maine, have greeted over 300,000 troops as they pass through Bangor Interational Airport.  The article below was sent by an anonymous reader:

Welcome, 300,000th: Georgia soldier helps Bangor International Airport troop greeters mark milestone
                Friday, May 12, 2006 - Bangor Daily News

Even though the frosting on the cake provided by the Maine Troop Greeters stuck to the roof of Spc. Carlos Smith's mouth when he tried to exclaim his title as the 300,000th member of the military to be welcomed at the airport, he was still all smiles Thursday evening, excited to be back on American soil and home in time to celebrate his son's fourth birthday.

"I saw all the people out here clapping, and I just started smiling," Smith said of the reception he received from the nearly 50 troop greeters and bystanders at Bangor International Airport as they welcomed the unit home. "It's so nice to see people who appreciate what you're doing."

Smith, 28, of Alamo, Ga., was pulled from the line formed by members of the 269th Signal Company out of Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ariz., as they filed from the international terminal.

He was recognized as the 300,000th soldier to be welcomed at the airport with the group's warm applause, hugs and well wishes. This was Smith's second tour overseas, and he recently had spent six months in Kuwait...

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