Las Vegas Sun

May 5, 2024

Wimon Thompson weeps tears of joy as she hugs her daughter Army Guard Spc. Crystal Sanchez following a welcome home ceremony for the 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion at the Mandalay Bay Sunday, January 15, 2012. The Army National Guard soldiers entered field service on January 7, 2011 and have been serving in Afghanistan since March 28, 2011.

Steve Marcus

Wimon Thompson weeps tears of joy as she hugs her daughter Army Guard Spc. Crystal Sanchez following a welcome home ceremony for the 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion at the Mandalay Bay Sunday, January 15, 2012. The Army National Guard soldiers entered field service on January 7, 2011 and have been serving in Afghanistan since March 28, 2011.