IOWA AIR GUARD MEMBERS RETURN HOME

THIRTEEN MEMBERS OF THE 185TH AIR REFUELING WING WERE WELCOMED BACK TO SIOUX CITY WEDNESDAY FROM A MISSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

THE GUARD MEMBERS HAD SERVED THERE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS AFTER BEING DEPLOYED IN JANUARY.

COLONEL GREG HAPGOOD, SPOKESMAN WITH THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD, SAYS WHILE  THAT MISSION IS OVER, OTHER IOWA GUARD UNIT MEMBERS CONTINUE TO SERVE OVERSEAS:



HAPGOOD SAYS GUARD UNITS AROUND THE STATE WILL CONTINUE SERVING MISSIONS DEPENDING ON THE NEED:



COLONEL HAPGOOD WAS IN DES MOINES WHERE 30 MEMBERS OF THE 32ND FIGHTER WING ALSO RETURNED HOME TODAY FROM A DIFFERENT MISSION IN SOUTHWEST ASIA.

Radio Iowa contributed to this story.