Nov 27, 2008 6:59 am US/Eastern
N.J. Soldier Returns Home For Thanksgiving
MEDFORD, N.J. (CBS 3) ―
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Specialist Michael Alcorn hugs his younger sister.
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A New Jersey family has something to be extra thankful for on Thanksgiving, their son -- a soldier serving in Iraq -- returned home for the holidays.
Specialist Michael Alcorn, 21, of Medford, New Jersey returned to his hometown Wednesday evening just in time for Thanksgiving.
Spec. Alcorn received a personal escort from Philadelphia International Airport by Warrior's Watch, a motorcycle club dedicated to making sure soldiers receive the homecoming they earned and deserved.
"We're blessed, we think about all the families that aren't this blessed and being that it's Thanksgiving tomorrow, we have a lot to be grateful for," Lesa Alcorn, Michael's mother said.
Spec. Alcorn served 15 months in Iraq as a door gunner on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. He has received several awards and accommodations for service to his country.
"When you're in the Army, you learn to appreciate a lot of things, you appreciate your family a lot more because you don't get to see them as much as you used to, you take a lot of stuff for granted before you join the Army," Spec. Alcorn said. "Once you're in, you start appreciating stuff a lot more."
Spec. Alcorn is set to have Thanksgiving dinner with 30 of his closet family members and friends.
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