This poem is read to everyone who arrives home to us at their "Welcome Home" Ceremony.

It's the soldier, not the reporter who has given us Freedom of the Press.
It's the soldier, not the poet, who has given us Freedom of Speech.
It's the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the Freedom to Demonstrate.
It's the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the Right to a Fair Trial.
It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag and whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who gives the protestor the right to burn the flag.
~Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

More TRUTH to Think about....

Respect is something that must first be earned... Before it is expected.
~Ron Ponton, CAP Marine

SAYING SOMETHING POSITIVE AND TRUTHFUL ABOUT AMERICAN VETERANS DOES NOT PRAISE WAR, AMERICA'S... PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE WERE EARNED BY THOSE WHO SERVED

"No one wants war less than someone who has been in one."
Thomas Jefferson

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." - George Washington

Our Welcome Home to Returning Hero Army Sgt. Brent Casselman

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Welcome Home United States Army Sgt. Brent Casselman @ the Pocatello Airport, Friday,June 6, 2008. Sgt. Casselman is returning from a 9 month tour in Iraq.

 

Our Welcome Home to Returning Hero Corporal Joshua Purnell

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Our Welcome Home to Returning Hero PO2 Trina M. Cornelison

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Our Welcome Home to Returning Hero PFC Joshua Exeter

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Our Welcome Home to Returning Hero SGT Ty Nelson

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WELCOME HOME FROM IRAQ LCPL AARON GREENWOOD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Romeo Battery/5th Bn/11th Marines (Artillery)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007, 5:00 p.m.                

VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING

300 N. Johnson, Pocatello, ID 83204

 

 

Welcome Home Tammy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upon graduating from Highland High School in Pocatello, ID in 2003, SGT Tammy Smith enlisted in the United States Army. 

She has served in Afghanistan, Hawaii and Iraq.  This is her first trip home since 2003.