A Fort Carson soldier from the 43rd Sustainment Brigade's 59th Quartermaster Company holds his infant son after returning from a seven-month deployment in Afghanistan.
/ FOX21: Kelli Norris
FORT CARSON, COLO. -- Nearly 200 Fort Carson soldiers were welcomed home Sunday, just in time for the holidays.
Family and friends shouted with joy as about 170 soldiers from the 43rd Sustainment Brigade's 59th Quartermaster Company marched in during a special ceremony at the Mountain Post.
"We've missed him so much," Susan Toscano, wife of Sgt. Sergio Toscano, said. "I'm so thankful to have him home safely."
The 59th Quartermaster Company returned home around 2 p.m. Sunday. They spent seven months in Afghanistan providing convoy security for logistics patrols as part of Operation Enduring Freedom
"It feels incredible to be home," Sgt. Joseph Cox said. "It's great to finally be able to spend a holiday with the family. It's been a long time coming."
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