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Nebraskas National Guard Members Pvt. Mason Eickmeier, from left, Pfc. Stone Thelen, Sgt. Vater Griffen and Staff Sgt. Muhammad Al Shamkhani helped respond to a crash in Washington, D.C. earlier this month while on patrol.
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Photos, video: National Guard soldiers return from Africa deployment
Sgt. Kurt Heideman of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion greets his children Maggie, 7, Zach, 10, and Max, 9, after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday.
From left, Maggie Heideman, 7, Zach, 10, wife Sarah, Rafe, 5, and Max, 9, wait for their dad Sgt. Kurt Heideman of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion to deplane after an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Sgt. Kurt Heideman of of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion watches his children Maggie, 7, Zach, 10, and Max, 9, run to him after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Sgt. Caleb Friesen of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion smiles at his wife Audrey after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Spc. Quentin Sherman of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion embraces his grandma, Loris Vogt, after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa. Fifty-seven soldiers were greeted by family members on Thursday when they returned to the guard base in Lincoln after a 10-month deployment. For more photos and video of the return, see Journalstar.com.
Spc. Quentin Sherman of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion kisses his 9-month old baby, Everest, after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the guard base in Lincoln on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Sherman had met his daughter only once in person when she was 4 days old.
Sgt. Jeff Hardy of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion hugs his wife Sarah after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Sgt. Kurt Heideman of of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion is greeted by his children Rafe, 5, Zach, 10, Max, 9, and Maggie, 7, after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Noelle Gonzales wears an Elf costume and holds up a sign for her husband Spc. Gage Gonzales of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion for his return from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Spc. Gage Gonzales of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion hugs his wife Noelle after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Sgt. Kurt Heideman of of the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion greets his children Maggie, 7, Zach, 10, and Max, 9, after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
Sgt. Kurt Heideman embraces his children Rafe, 5, Zach, 10, Max, 9, and Maggie, 7, after returning from an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.
One of 57 returning soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Company A, 2-134th Infantry Battalion peeks out of an airplane window after an overseas deployment in Africa at the Nebraska National Guard base on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. While deployed, they were part of a larger task force responsible for security at multiple locations across several countries in the Horn of Africa as well as manning the East African Response Force.
