The 2nd Brigade Combat Team is returning from its fourth deployment to Iraq.
A law school graduate of Syracuse University, Vice President Joe Biden shows off his school colors before leading a discussion last year by experts and the public on college access and affordability inside Goldstein Auditorium at Syracuse University. John Berry / The Post-Standard The Bidens will greet the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, one of the most deployed brigades in the U.S. Army, when the troops return Wednesday afternoon from eastern Baghdad.
The team will be returning from its fourth deployment to Iraq. It has also been sent to Afghanistan three times.
The latest deployment to Iraq began in October in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Fort Drum brigade is among those retuning home as the United States winds down and ends it combat operations in Iraq by Aug. 31. By then, the U.S. plans to have reduced its troops in Iraq from about 145,000 to 50,000.
All American forces are due to leave Iraq by December 31, 2011.
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