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Ohio National Guard unit welcomed home

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NEWTON FALLS, Ohio - After a year overseas in Afghanistan, 14 members of the Ohio National Guard were welcomed home at a Valley church.

Families gathered outside the First Church of God on West Broad Street in Newton Falls on Friday for hugs and pictures before the unit was officially excused from their duties.

They've been recognized for their achievements with 33 military medals.

The men and women were deployed in September of 2011 to take on missions for design and technical support.

The 290th Engineer Detachment created ammunition supply points, water crossing sites, a bridge and helicopter landing zones.

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