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10 Heartwarming Holiday Soldier Homecomings

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:00:01 +0000

The Christmas season is the happiest time of year. We get to spend extra time with our family and friends, and there are endless supplies of cookies. While these few weeks are filled with tons of cheer, it's also the sappiest time of year, especially in the good ol' USA. It's the ideal time for overseas military men to surprise their loved ones, and of course, create tearjerker alert YouTube videos of it all.

More National Guard Soldiers Coming Back to Central Minnesota

Jim Maurice — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:31:58 +0000

The 7th and 8th waves of soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team will be returning to Minnesota late tonight (Monday) and tomorrow afternoon. The National Guard says there are 500 soldiers in this latest group. A bus will drop off soldiers at the St. Cloud National Guard Armory at about 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday, [...]

More Red Bulls Coming Back to Minnesota, St. Cloud Friday

Jim Maurice — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:50:55 +0000

Another group of National Guard soldiers are coming home to Central Minnesota. More than 250 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division are scheduled to return to Minnesota tomorrow (Friday). It’s the fifth wave of soldiers to come back to the state in the past few weeks. They’ll be arriving at the [...]

More Red Bulls Coming Home Today

Jim Maurice — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:46:37 +0000

The second wave of National Guard soldiers are coming home today (Wednesday). There are 219 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry that are returning to the state. A bus will drop off soldiers from Central Minnesota at the St. Cloud Armory at 11:15 a.m. this morning. On Sunday 215 soldiers returned home, [...]

Returning Soldier Surprises Young Son at School [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:09:16 +0000

We admit it. These things make us misty.

Army Specialist Matthew Peters of Owensville, Missouri spent a year deployed in Kuwait and Iraq, and hadn’t seen his young son, Blake, in more than six months. When he came home, he decided to pop in on the unsuspecting tyke at school for a hug the kid will probably never forget.

There Is Still Hope for SCSU Homecoming

Lynn Quale — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:36:11 +0000

St. Cloud State University has been contemplating canceling homecoming, but President Earl Potter says nothing is official yet.