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About 60 Minn.-based troops returning from Afghanistan

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A special homecoming ceremony is being held for more than 60 Minnesota-based troops returning from Afghanistan.

The members of the U.S. Army's 372nd Engineer Brigade have been deployed for just over a year. A ceremony to welcome them home is being held at 5:15 p.m. Saturday at the Army Reserve Center at Fort Snelling.

Lt. Col. Nathan Banks, a spokesman for the 372nd, said that while in Afghanistan, the troops cleared travel routes and found nearly 790 bombs.

They were also responsible for construction projects, including roads and buildings for bases and combat outposts in both eastern and northern Afghanistan. They also managed construction projects to support the recent troop surge.

The 372nd is based at Fort Snelling.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)