A heroes' welcome

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Staff Sgt. Patrick Raass, 653rd Electronic Systems Wing, shakes hands with Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Services Thomas Kelley, who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart, during Hanscom’s Heroes’ Homecoming celebration. The event, which honored Airmen assigned to Hanscom who had recently returned from deployments, was widely attended by base personnel and families as well as local community supporters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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A heroes' welcome

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Col. Tom Schluckebier, 66th Air Base Wing commander, places a ‘heroes’ medallion around the neck of Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Steven Meltzer, 85th Aerial Port Squadron, during a homecoming celebration at Hanscom Dec. 5. Forty-two personnel assigned to the base returned from deployments during the past six months and were honored along with their families during the Heroes’ Homecoming event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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A heroes' welcome

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Airman 1st Class Jessica Brown, 66th Security Forces Squadron, is congratulated by Col. Tom Schluckebier, 66th Air Base Wing commander, during Hanscom’s Heroes’ Homecoming event Dec. 5. Airman Brown was recognized during the celebration with 41 other recently returned deployers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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A heroes' welcome

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- The Lowell Devils hockey team mascot, Devil Dog, leads a group of recently returned Hanscom deployers through a group of cheerleaders from Burlington High School, Mass., during the base’s celebration to honor the efforts of the deployed Airmen and their families Dec. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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A heroes' welcome

HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Recently returned deployers from Hanscom are welcomed home by base leaders and a cheering crowd of co-workers, relatives and local community members during a homecoming celebration Dec. 5 in the base’s Aero Club Hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

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HANSCOM AFB, Mass. -- Maj. Alan Canova, a member of the Global Cyberspace Integration Center who works at Hanscom, stands at attention as the U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty performs the National Anthem, kicking off the Heroes' Homecoming celebration in the Aero Club on Dec. 5. The event officially welcomed home Hanscom-based deployers who have returned from overseas assignments during the past six months, and featured participation from a number of businesses, community organizations and local sports teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt.)

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A heroes' welcome

Published Dec. 6, 2007