Throughout the week, Soldiers arrived at Fort Bliss, Texas, after a yearlong deployment overseas. Idaho’s Brig. Gen. Farin Schwartz, along with leadership from Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida, shook the hands of more than 1,000 Soldiers to welcome them home upon their arrival. The majority of the Soldiers are from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team - 116th CBCT headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with components in Montana, Nevada and Oregon. Soldiers from the Florida National Guard joined the deployment as an augmentation. The Soldiers returned home from Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield and were part of Task Force Griz, which deployed last November. “I am extremely honored to greet these great Americans as they return from their yearlong deployment,” said Schwartz. “I can’t think of another job out there that asks for this sort of commitment. It takes a special person to sacrifice a year away from their family to support their country when called upon...