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皇冠体育app regiment, nicknamed 鈥楨ngland鈥檚 Northern Cavalry鈥�, deployed over 320 soldiers to Afghanistan in March. 皇冠体育app final eight soldiers will return home on Wednesday, 7 November.

皇冠体育appre to welcome Trooper Liam Brook home was his wife, Emily, and six-month-old son Bradley. He said:

It鈥檚 just a massive relief to be home. Our job is done, it鈥檚 now time to sit back and chill out. I鈥檓 looking forward to spending time being a dad. I can鈥檛 believe how much he鈥檚 grown.

Emily said:

It鈥檚 been hard, but I鈥檝e been so busy with the baby, I really haven鈥檛 had time to think. I鈥檓 just glad to see him home.

Leila Price and her five children were there to meet husband and dad Trooper Daniel Price.

Leila now plans to have a full day in bed whilst Trooper Price looks after Skye, aged 5, Lexi, 3, twins Libbey and Kiera, 21 months, and 9-month-old Melody.

Trooper Price said:

I鈥檓 absolutely buzzing. I鈥檓 really happy. I can鈥檛 wait to spend time with my family, that鈥檚 what鈥檚 most important.

Another father who returned home last night was Sergeant Paul Martin. This was his first tour away as a father:

It鈥檚 brilliant to be home,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t was hard being away, Gracie has changed loads. I missed her birthday, which was very hard, and she is too young to understand why daddy has gone away.

His wife, Danielle, said:

It was hard whilst he was away, but I did have lots of support which made it slightly easier. It鈥檚 just a relief to have him home.

皇冠体育app Light Dragoons had a number of different roles in Afghanistan. 皇冠体育app soldiers from A Squadron acted as the eyes and ears of 12th Mechanized Brigade and also provided route security for convoys.

D Squadron delivered training and mentoring support to the Afghan National Police Force and were later augmented by members of A Squadron.

皇冠体育appir fellow Light Dragoon sister unit, B Squadron, was part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force which acted on military intelligence to remove key insurgency equipment and personnel from the area of operations.

Here in the UK, C Squadron was the Rear Operations Group, ensuring that the families remaining behind were given the very best welfare support and that individual soldiers were fully prepared to deploy if needed.

Described by the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Sam Plant, as a successful tour, the Light Dragoons carried out some 248 operations, searched 1,700 Afghan compounds and discovered over three tonnes of homemade explosives and significant quantities of other bomb-making equipment.

Lt Col Plant said:

皇冠体育app extraordinarily high tempo of operations contributed significantly to this summer鈥檚 success in preventing a meaningful insurgent offensive and provided the time and space for the Afghan National Security Forces to continue to develop and flourish.

He continued:

皇冠体育app soldiers of the Light Dragoons once again demonstrated the bravery, resilience, professionalism and determination that allowed them to succeed in the most austere of conditions.

Sadly, military success came at some cost. 皇冠体育app loss of Sergeant Lee Davidson hit us all hard and we will remember him forever. Equally there have been casualties throughout the tour and our support to them will remain a priority.

This was the regiment鈥檚 fourth tour of Afghanistan, having had squadrons deployed in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

To mark their return home, the Light Dragoons will conduct homecoming parades in Barnsley on 13 November and Newcastle on 16 November.

皇冠体育app regiment will also parade in Dereham on 5 December, followed by a thanksgiving service at St Nicholas Church.