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Published: February 16, 2013

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Spc. Jason Tugby returns home to a gigantic hug from his son, 4 1/2-year-old Peyton. Tugby was among the first group of about 60 Idaho Army National Guard Citizen Soldiers of Company A, 1-168 General Support Aviation Battalion who returned to Boise Saturday night after a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. They operated eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the unit. "You have no idea," says Tugby. "I've been gone a long time."

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About 60 Idaho Army National Guard Citizen Soldiers of Company A, 1-168 General Support Aviation Battalion returned to Boise on Saturday evening.

The soldiers returned to the U.S. last weekend from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, where they operated eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the unit.

The soldiers have been at Ft. Hood, TX, undergoing a comprehensive "outprocessing" procedure.

Most will return to Boise on commercial airlines Saturday. The remaining group will return on Sunday.

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