FORT STEWART, Ga. (March 18, 2015) -- The last of the Soldiers, from Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, or CAB, returned home from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan and were reunited with their families on Fort Stewart, March 13.
A very proud, Lt. Col. John B. Broam, commander, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd CAB, was on hand at Jordan Fitness Center, along with an enthusiastic crowd of Families, friends and loved ones to welcome home the Soldiers.
"The Gray Eagle Company here in the 3rd CAB deployed last June as a company after standing up the previous nine months and did an outstanding job during the train-up and the deployment," Broam said. "They executed some incredible missions and we're looking forward to integrating them into the training plan with the AH-64 Apache helicopters."
Broam was very pleased with the reports he got from another commander on the performance of his Soldiers. He said it was a great feeling to know his team performed well for someone else outside his purview.
"The main thing is they all made it home safe. That's what is most important to me," Broam said.
Maj. Jonathan Coe, commander of Company E, 3rd CAB, said it feels great to finally be back home.
"Deployments never get any easier but it feels awesome to return home with all of the support of the families and leadership that are here," Coe said.
Coe said a list of honey-dos are among his first things to do at home.
"My wife already has a list of errands for me to run but we'll be doing it together," Coe said. "After that, we will go get a nice dinner somewhere."
Spc. Robert Bonacolta, Company E, 3rd CAB, returned from what was his very first deployment. He could not hold back the smile on his face after being released to his family.
"It's good to be back," Bonacolta said. "It was an honor to deploy with the 3rd Infantry Division and be part of the history, but it's great to be home with Family and friends."
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