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Some 220 members of the Iowa National Guard returned home from Afghanistan late Saturday night. The 132nd Fighter Wing arrived in Des Moines after several flight delays.

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Reporter: The Associated Press

Some 220 members of the Iowa National Guard returned home from Afghanistan late Saturday night. The 132nd Fighter Wing arrived in Des Moines after several flight delays.

Tina Claus of Omaha said the wait was worth it to see her husband, Lt. Col. Brian Claus. She said their children, ages 11 and 7, had been looking forward to it all day and they would have been there even if the wait extended into Sunday.

Fifty members of the unit were sent to Afghanistan in November. The rest deployed in February. The 1,000-member unit has flown more than 8,000 combat missions.

Congress is considering a proposal to cut the size of the unit and remove its 21 F-16 fighter jets in favor of unmanned drones.