Dozens of family and friends welcomed Army Pfc. Uriah Two Two, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana, back home on Wednesday.
Two Two, 24, spent a year in Iraq, where he received a Purple Heart for wounds received when a roadside bomb went off in November.
A traditional blessing and cleansing ceremony was held for Two Two at the airport in Billings. A reported 200 people came to honor Two Two as a warrior.
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A warrior's welcome: Cheyenne honor guard, family, friends greet returning soldier
(The Billings Gazette 3/18)
Northern Cheyenne soldier back from year in Iraq
Thursday, March 18, 2004
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