910th reservists return home after deployment in Germany

VIENNA — Eight-year-old Ashlyn Bledsoe of Champion is looking forward to a camping trip with her father, 1st Lt. Phillip Bledsoe, but the excitement comes from a lot more than the possibility of tents and marshmallows.

Ashlyn’s feelings are magnified by the fact that she hadn’t seen her father in four months.

All of that changed, however, when Bledsoe, a two-year Air Force reservist with the 910th Airlift Wing, and his oldest daughter were reunited Friday afternoon. He was one of an estimated 60 reservists from the 910th who arrived home at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station after a four-month deployment.

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