ABC Columbia
Dec 17, 2020 6:11 PM EST
However, with Covid-19 still a threat, things were done a little different this year.
With their boots tied, masks on, bags packed, and flights booked…privates Naomi Reyes and Corbin Pluhar said goodbye to their fellow trainees and hello to their homecoming crews in California and Wyoming.
Reyes says, “We just got done with basic training. Ready to go home and see our families and have a good Christmas.”
“I’m very excited. Full of Christmas spirit,” says Pluhar.
After two and a half months, they say this is the longest and farthest they’ve ever been away from family…and have a few things they’re looking forward to.
Fort Jackson soldiers graduated from basic training, and now they are headed home for the holidays. Author: Devin Johnson Updated: 10:50 PM EST December 17, 2020
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. More than 6,000 Fort Jackson soldiers are heading home to their families for the holidays. A few of them say they can t wait to begin their holiday traditions. I ve been thinking about that so much; the timing is perfect! Corbin Pluhar said. A lot of skiing, said Pluhar. That s what we love to do during Christmas. We normally all go to my grandma s house to watch Christmas movies and open presents, said Naomi Reyes.