Troops Return William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Miss Connecticut Brittany Decker talks with Gerry Wright during a welcome home ceremony for t soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment,at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard address the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard address the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard address the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy welcomes home the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy welcomes home the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Connecticut State Senator Richard Blumenthal welcomes home the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Col. John Whitford, Director of Communications, Connecticut National Guard welcomes home the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Col. John Whitford, Director of Communications, Connecticut National Guard welcomes home the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Some of the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Any empty pair of boots among the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Any empty pair of boots among the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

2/12/2011 Mike Orazzi | Staff Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard address the approximately 600 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, headquartered in New Haven honored in a formal welcome home ceremony at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

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