Josiah Karnuth and Nina Harris hold a sign welcoming home their brother, Sgt. Eric Karnuth, from a deployment to the Middle East.
260207-Z-QQ879-2031.JPG Photo By: Master Sgt. Shelly A Stark

Springfield, Ill. - Josiah Karnuth and Nina Harris hold a sign welcoming home their brother, Sgt. Eric Karnuth, from a deployment to the Middle East. About 50 Soldiers from the Macomb-based 661st Engineer Construction Company returned to Illinois on Saturday, February 7, after being deployed to the Middle East for about five months. The Soldiers were greeted by friends and family after landing at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport’s Stellar Aviation facility in Springfield. While deployed the unit built and maintained infrastructure for U.S. Forces including buildings, roads, protective berms and barriers, and other fortifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Shelly Stark, 183rd Wing, Illinois Air National Guard)


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