Thirty Iowa Air Guard Members Return Home

An Iowa Air National Guard General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon flies over Principal Park in Des Moines on July 14, 2012. The 132nd Fighter Wing is based at the Des Moines International AIrport. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)

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Story Created: Oct 16, 2012 at 9:46 PM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 16, 2012 at 9:47 PM CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A homecoming celebration is planned for 30 members of the Iowa Air National Guard returning home from a tour of duty in Southeast Asia.

The guard says the airmen from the 132nd Fighter Wing in De Moines are scheduled to return to Des Moines Wednesday morning.

The airmen have been in Southeast Asia for the past six months.

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