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Thousands of soldiers at Fort Jackson head home for the holidays
Posted: 12.20.2012 at 1:57 PM
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Troops in basic training boarded buses as early as midnight Thursday morning, 800 of them heading to Columbia Metropolitan Airport to fly home.  / Tyler Ryan
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About 8,000 soldiers who have been stationeed at Fort Jackson packed up their bags, lined up, and headed home for the holidays Thursday.

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