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An Emotional Homecoming for the 495th

The Montana Army National Guard’s 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion come home from Afghanistan on March 16 after nine months overseas.

Justin Franz
Dale Mortieau hugs his wife Lisa and daughter Morgan after being deployed in Afghanistan for nine months. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon.
Families hold signs as they welcome 65 Montana Army National Guard soldiers from the 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion who came home on March 16 at Glacier Park International Airport. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Shawnee Bushnell kisses her husband Capt. Dan Bushnell at Glacier Park International Airport. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Sixty-five Montana Army National Guard soldiers from the 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion came home on March 16, 2019 at Glacier Park International Airport. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Caden Luchau hugs his father, Capt. Ryan Luchau for the first time in nine months. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Sixty-five Montana Army National Guard soldiers from the 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion came home on March 16, 2019 at Glacier Park International Airport. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Gov. Steve Bullock welcomed 65 Montana Army National Guard soldiers from the 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion who came home on March 16 at Glacier Park International Airport. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines welcomed 65 Montana Army National Guard soldiers from the 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion who came home on March 16 at Glacier Park International Airport. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon
Sixty-five Montana Army National Guard soldiers from the 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion came home on March 16, 2019 at Glacier Park International Airport. Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon

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