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Air Force Special Operations Command

The last homecoming

Lt. Col. Eugene Becker, 20th Special Operations Squadron commander, is greeted by his wife, Michelle, and 20-month-old son, Vincent at a homecoming ceremony Oct. 3, following the squadron's final deployment. The final mission for the 20th SOS, which flies the MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, took place Sept. 26 in Iraq. The aircraft will be retired and the squadron will be deactivated Oct. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 1st Lt. Lauren Johnson)

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The last homecoming

Families anxiously await the homecoming of Tech. Sgt. Vincent Depersio, 20th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, and Master Sgt. Bob Strong, 20th SOS aerial gunner following the squadron's final deployment at a ceremony here Oct. 3. The final mission for the 20th SOS, which flies the MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, took place Sept. 26 in Iraq. The aircraft will be retired and the squadron will be deactivated Oct. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Captain Nathan Davidson)

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The last homecoming

Members of the 20th Special Operations Squadron are greeted as they return home from the squadron's final deployment at a ceremony here Oct. 3. The final mission for the 20th SOS, which flies the MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, took place Sept. 26 in Iraq. The aircraft will be retired and the squadron will be deactivated Oct. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Captain Nathan Davidson)

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20th SOS welcomed home, one last time

Published Oct. 8, 2008