6 soldiers return to Fresno from Afghanistan

FRESNO, Calif.

The soldiers are all part of the 40th Infantry Division's Business Development Team and spent the last year on agricultural, veterinary, and security assignments.

After an emotional homecoming Sunday afternoon, they're looking forward to catching up with their family members.

"It just feels good to be with my family. So happy to see them. It's been a long journey," Jose Lopez of the U.S. Army said.

"I missed them, loved them. There wasn't a day over there I didn't think about my family back here. What they were doing, where they were," Leonard Contreras of the U.S. Army said.

While all of the families said deployments are tough, they said they got through the last year thanks to the support from military and community organizations.

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