FORT STEWART, Ga. - Approximately 30 Soldiers from 90th Human Resources Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade returned to Fort Stewart from a 12-month deployment to Kuwait, Saturday.
While deployed, the unit was responsible for providing reception support and postal operations for Soldiers deploying to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
"I was very proud of our young Soldiers," said Capt. Steven Jefferson, the company's executive officer. "They handled themselves as professionals. They really impressed me."
For Pfc. Jonathan Wagoner, the only thing on his mind was seeing his wife and son again. Although he was allowed to deploy later than the rest of his unit due to the birth of his son, he said there was nothing like being home.
"It was very hard," he said of leaving his newborn son. "It was like he's born and 'here you go, Mom.'"
His wife, Krystal Wagoner, did her best to stay in touch and keep him abreast of family news, but seeing him again was a different story. She was the first person to charge the field once the unit's welcome ceremony ended.
"I dared somebody to beat me out there," she said with a laugh. "I was overwhelmed. Just the fact that I get to see him again after all this time."
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