Photos: Utah National Guardsmen return home from Afghanistan

Planes carrying servicemen of the Utah Army National Guard Second Battalion, 211th Aviation are given a fireman’s salute at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday. Approximately 65 soldiers returned from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Braeden Frandsen smiles as he waits for his dad at the Utah Air National Guard Base as approximately 65 Soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation return home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Jade Cloward sends a message to her dad at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday. Approximately 65 Soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation returned from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan , June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Elizabeth Balinski is overcome by emotion as her husband, Justin Balinski returns home at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday. He was one of approximately 65 soldiers with the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation who returned from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Approximately 65 Soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation returned from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

A soldier receives a hero’s welcome as approximately 65 Soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation, return home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Families greeted soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation as they returned home from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

A hero’s welcome as approximately 65 Soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard’s Second Battalion, 211th Aviation return from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Utah Air National Guard Base Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.