ARDMORE, Okla. -- Some Ardmore High School students are welcoming area troops home in style. As part of their class project, students were asked to create a ‘welcome home' banner for the National Guard 345th Corps Support Battalion.

The soldiers landed Monday in Bethany, Oklahoma, and will be returning to Ardmore sometime this week.

The students say it is the least they could do for the men and women who have fought for our country.

"The reasons why we decided to do the sign for the National Guard troops that are coming home is because we really appreciate all the work that they have been doing, and we have so many families that have loved ones that are fighting in the war, and so we just wanted to so them a little bit of how we appreciate them, so we decided to make a sign.," Ardmore High School student Vaunda Knapp says.

Some of our local soldiers will be welcomed home over the next few days. Some members of the 1-180th will have a homecoming celebration on Friday, and a homecoming celebration for members of the 1245th will be held on Friday as well.

Homecoming Ceremonies
Oct. 17
1-180th
7:30am
Sawyer Center, Bethany, OK
Oct.17
1245th
10:30am
Sawyer Center, Bethany, OK