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Salute: Homecoming for 101st Screaming Eagles

By HLNtv.com Staff
updated 1:27 PM EST, Mon January 30, 2012
NEED TO KNOW
  • Chief Warrant Officer Chris Collis is a member of the 101st Screaming Eagles
  • The Eagles just came home after a year in Afghanistan
  • Watch an emotional family reunion

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Nikki Collis and her kids couldn't sleep. They all knew what was going to happen the next day: Chief Warrant Officer Chris Collis was finally coming home.

He and the 101st Screaming Eagles had been in Afghanistan for a year. When he got off the plane at Fort Campbell, Chris says he could hear Nikki screaming, but he didn't spot his wife right away.

After the family shared some long overdue hugs, Chris said, "I don't think winning the lottery could feel this good."

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