Troops Return from Southwest Asia

(J-MO) IT WILL BE A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR FIVE LOCAL FAMILES TOMORROW... AS WE WELCOME HOME A NATIONAL GUARD UNIT FROM SOUTHWEST ASIA. (MM) THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE UNIT WERE DEPLOYED FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS.... AND ARE QUITE HAPPY TO BE BACK HOME. (J-MO) EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER STEVE NIELSEN WAS THERE WHEN THE UNIT LANDED - AND JOINS US LIVE IN NORTH KINGSTOWN WITH MORE ON THE EMOTIONAL HOMECOMING. (SN) 5 FAMILIES TODAY GOT A PRESENT THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 9 MONTHS (SN) 5 FAMILIES TODAY GOT A PRESENT THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 9 MONTHS TO RECEIVE... A LOVED ONE BACK HOME JUST IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING. THE HUGS... EMBRACES... AND AMERICAN FLAGS... TROOPS RETURNING HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEY WERE DEPLOYED 9 MONTHS AGO. welcome home... chief welcome home FIRST GREATED OFF THE PLANE BY LT. GOVERNOR ELIZABETH ROBERTS AND OTHERS... THEN FAMILY... its nice to be home. hes wearing his sunglasses because hes crying... but its good. 5 FAMILIES FOR THE FIVE TROOPS RETURNING. 16 year old daughter... recently started driving... so thats scarier than me being over there i think... THE TIMING COULDN'T BE ANY BETTER... JUST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE TURKEYS WILL BE CARVED... i mean there will definitely be less food because hes here laughter. EACH FAMILY HAS PLENTY TO BE THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR. my daugher came out and she BE THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR. my daugher came out and she jumped on me and then my son did. it was great. nice to be home. i missed them. hug son: happy thanksgiving... a nice dinner finally. (SN) THESE TROOPS WERE STATIONED IN SOTUHWEST ASIA TRANSPORTING PERSONNEL AND CARGO. LIVE WITH THE MOBILE NEWSROOM STEVE NIELSEN EYEWITNESS NEWS.