the military police company are back on american soil and in the arms of loved ones. it was overwhelming. i can t believe everybody was here. oh, the perfect christmas gift. we couldn t have asked for anything else. at san jose international airport, the patriot guard paved the way for the 22 soldiers returning to the south bay. the group is made up of volunteers who make sure every soldier gets a hero s welcome. it s important to me personally because this didn t happen a few generations ago, and it s important that soldiers know that a country cares for them. this is very, very emotional and meaningful. the company of 160 deployed to afghanistan last december and were responsible for conducting security forces operations in three provinces. we did an excellent job. we had a lot of people. it was a great mission. but it was also one that did not come to an end without a major loss. 21-year-old specialist shawn walsh was killed last month by enemy fire.