Soldiers return to Farrell, Pa. from Middle East

FARRELL, Pa. — Maj. Michael Curtis gave his mother and his father a big hug.

“It feels good to be home,” said Curtis, 40, of Struthers, who was one of 12 Army Reserve soldiers to return from the Middle East on Tuesday.

Parents Eunice and Daniel Curtis say they are happy to have their son home safely — for a second time. He previously served in Iraq from 2003 to 2004.

The couple live across the street from their son, a graduate of Struthers High School and Slippery Rock University.

They said they’re just happy he’s safe and that he’ll be home to take care of his dog. Daniel Curtis said they have been looking after the 3-year-old Scottish Terrier, Sunny, for the last year.

Curtis spent the last year in Afghanistan while the other members of his group, the 475th Quartermaster Group, moved around the Middle East supplying fuel for all military operations.