Pictures of arrival ceremonies

There was a request in a comment to post pictures of the arrival ceremonies. The 1-503rd B Company web-site (run by Wayne Creek) has several great pictures from the first arrival ceremony. My father, LTC (Ret) Howard Kirk, took pictures of the 2nd Flight ceremony (also from the 1-503rd), and some of his pictures (along with my commentary) are found here. If anyone has additional pictures (or takes them at future ceremonies) or written descriptions of the several flight arrivals, please let me know (rkirk@gis.umn.edu) or add them to comments here.

Once all of the soldiers are home, this blog will transition from daily news searches to a sporadically updated tribute and historical repository site. Thanks for the kind comments and e-mails that several people have sent. It's been my pleasure to be a small part of this huge support community (which is inspiring in it's own right), and my great pleasure to watch these troops inspire us all with their relentless effort and determination in such trying times. I wish I knew how to share their stories with more people in this world, because they are truly remarkable.
~ Ryan