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Published February 26, 2010, 12:00 AM

The 652nd Engineer Company comes home


Flags lined Main Street in Ellsworth to welcome the troops home.

  • Flags lined Main Street in Ellsworth to welcome the troops home.
  • Students from Hillcrest Elementary School in Ellsworth lined the streets to give their thanks.
  • Sandi Palmer (right) of Menomonie welcoming home her son Evan. James (left) is Evan's brother.
  • Bo-Jo's was one of many business that displayed welcome home signs.
  • The 652nd in formation one last time.
  • The troops, second after they're dismissed.
  • The troops came down Main St. courtesy of escorts by the Ellsworth Fire, Police, Ambulance and Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
  • Ben Rutter with a hug for his father, Sgt. 1st Class Robert Rutter of Zumbrota, Minn.
  • Six-month-old CC Hess waiting patiently for her father, Company Commander Adam Hess, to arrive.
  • The buses pulling into the Army Reserve Center with family members, friends and well-wishers giving thanks.
  • The sign says it all.
  • Troops getting reacquainted with their loved ones.