Greeting the Guard

Published 5:00 am Thursday, April 22, 2010

Tony Greer greets his wife, Sgt. Kristine Greer as she gets off a bus at the Chiles Center on The University of Portland campus Wednesday. Tony rides with the Patriot Guard and met the troops at exit 63 this morning to escort them into Portland. Oregon Army National Guard troops with the 41st Infantry Brigade arrived in Portland for their demobilization ceremonies. In all, about 2,700 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers will be returning home over the next week after 10 months in Iraq.