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Published May 26, 2011, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Grant Richie - Home from Afghanistan


Grant Richie takes his position behind a 50-caliber machine gun and makes ready for a patrol while serving in Afghanistan with the Army’s 101st Airborne

  • Grant Richie takes his position behind a 50-caliber machine gun and makes ready for a patrol while serving in Afghanistan with the Army’s 101st Airborne
  • Grant Richie of North Hudson is enjoying a visit home over the Memorial Day weekend after serving a 10-month tour in Afghanistan.
  • Grant Richie was stationed at this small base in Arghandab in Kandahar Province for two months.
  • These accommodations served Richie and 21 other soldiers while stationed in Arghandab.
  • Armored trucks mounted with machine guns serve the 101st Airborne MPs at Arghandab, Afghanistan.
  • Grant Richie enjoys a glass of chi tea with some local jailers while serving a tour of duty in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne. Submitted Photos
  • Grant Richie makes friends with a local youngster while on patrol in Arghandab.
  • Grant Richie tries on the traditional clothing of the Arghandab area while stationed in Afghanistan.
  • The domed roof of a nearby mosque in the village of Arghandab is visible from the edge of the 101st Airborne base camp.
  • The mess tent at Arghandab was decked out in red, white and blue for the Fourth of July.
  • Grant Richie walks the line as the sun sets over the desert while on traffic patrol in Afghanistan.