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Associated Press - July 29, 2010 4:15 AM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee National Guard troops from McMinnville, Jamestown, Livingston and Oneida are scheduled to return home from Iraq.
More than 250 troops in all will be arriving on Thursday at the National Guard's Volunteer Training Site in Smyrna. About 135 are from Troop E of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment's 2nd Squadron. Another 135 are from Troop F, 2nd Squadron of the 278th ACR.
The Knoxville-based Armored Cavalry Regiment of approximately 3,400 is coming home from Iraq six months earlier than expected. All the units are scheduled to return by the end of August.
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