JERSEY CITY (AP) — More than 160 citizen soldiers will be home in time for July Fourth.

Members of the New Jersey National Guard during the Pass in Review in Sea Girt
Members of the New Jersey National Guard during the Pass in Review in Sea Girt (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)
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Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Alpha Company of the 2-113th Infantry Battalion return Thursday to the National Guard Armory in Jersey City after serving nine months supporting military operations in the Persian Gulf.

The troops provided security for a Navy facility in the Gulf.

The troops represent 13 of New Jersey's 21 counties.

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