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When U.S. soldiers come back home on leave, they fly through a few central airports. For soldiers headed west of the Mississippi River, that airport is DFW. The USO recently greeted its millionth soldier coming through Dallas/Fort Worth. Many of those millions have been greeted by two women. Producer Julia Barton met them and has this story.
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The old international arrivals gate is walled off from the rest of Terminal B at DFW Airport. So most travelers never see this hall covered with banners like "Highland Village Elementary says Welcome Home!" and "God Bless Y'all." A small crowd of nervous relatives, veterans and other volunteers has been milling around, waiting for an incoming plane-load of soldiers to get through customs and claim their bags. The bugle call suddenly blasting over the loudspeakers makes it pretty obvious about when they're finally headed our way.
The soldiers are still in desert camouflage. They go down the line shaking hands. But around the corner, before they see anyone else here, they get hugs from two women waving red-white-and-blue pom-poms.
Linda Tinnerman and Constance Carman live in nearby Grand Prairie. They've been coming to the airport nearly every day for the last three years. Somewhere alon...
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INTRO:When U.S. soldiers come back home on leave, they fly through a few central airports. For soldiers headed west of the Mississippi River, that airport is DFW. The USO recently greeted its millionth soldier coming through Dallas/Fort Worth. Many of those millions have been greeted by two women. Producer Julia Barton met them and has this story.
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