National Guard troops welcomed home in Streamwood
Staff Sgt. John Farrar of Alsip surprises his wife, Celine, with a kiss while she was being interviewed by a video crew.
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A Patriot Guard rider salutes as Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based out of Elgin come home from a one year tour of Afghanistan Monday at Streamwood High School.
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A soldier leaps over a fence to greet his family and friends as Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based out of Elgin return from Afghanistan.
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Ashley Johnson and Edwin Quiles of Aurora get emotional as they watch Quiles' brother-in-law and other Illinois National Guard soldiers.
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Sgt. James Rachal of Joliet hugs his grandson Jonathan, 9, while his niece Melissa, left, and daughter Shannon, right, cry.
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Mario Rodriguez of Carpentersville gets a hug as Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based out of Elgin are welcomed home Monday from a one-year tour of duty in Afghanistan at Streamwood High School.
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Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based out of Elgin are welcomed home Monday from a one-year tour of duty in Afghanistan at Streamwood High School.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Carolina Garcia weeps as her son, Sgt. Alex Zapata of Chicago, marches across the field during Monday's welcome home ceremony for Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry.
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Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based out of Elgin are welcomed home Monday from a one-year tour of duty in Afghanistan at Streamwood High School.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
1st Lt. Edward Chang kisses girlfriend Tiffany Liu. They are from Wheaton.
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Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based out of Elgin are welcomed home from a one year tour of Afghanistan Monday at Streamwood High School.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Staff Sgt. John Farrar of Alsip hugs his son Jacob, 4. Savannah, one of his 2-year-old twins, is in the foreground.
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Capt. Leland Torres and his troops salute as they are welcomed home.
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Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based out of Elgin march across the football field at Streamwood High School Monday.
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Lisa Sarzynski of Sarasota, Fla., wipes her lipstick kiss mark off of her nephew, Spc. Mike Sarzynski, as Elgin-based Illinois National Guard soldiers come home from Afghanistan. Mike Sarzynski is from Chicago.
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Illinois National Guard soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based out of Elgin are welcomed home from a one year tour of Afghanistan Monday at Streamwood High School.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Sgt. James Rachal of Joliet is welcomed home by his family at Streamwood High School on Monday after a year in Afghanistan.
Rick West | Staff Photographer