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Veteran comes home photo gallery

by August 1, 2017
Alex Leon shakes hands with VFW Post 2868 Commander Julius Torrentt outside on Alex's home. Torrentt and other VFW members, along with the Brookfield Fire and Police Departments, got together to welcome Alex home after returning from overseas. | Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer

Alex Leon shakes hands with VFW Post 2868 Commander Julius Torrentt outside on Alex’s home. Torrentt and other VFW members, along with the Brookfield Fire and Police Departments, got together to welcome Alex home after returning from overseas. | Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer
Alex Leon helps strap in his children before taking a ride in a Brookfield Fire Department truck. | Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer
Family members and friends cheer and wave before the Brookfield Fire Department truck leaves for the surprise recognition parade. | Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer
Firefighter paramedic Brad Pacyga, left, shakes hands with Air Force veteran Alex Leon, with his children Nicholas, 6, and Natalia, 9, and his wife Alma on Saturday, July 29, during a surprise recognition parade for Alex outside of his home in Brookfield. He recently returned home from being overseas. | Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer

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