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Thousands of soldiers arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Welcome home, soldiers!

ATLANTA — Welcome home, soldiers!

Thousands of troops arrived home Wednesday just in time for the holiday season. 

The flood of troops began early Wednesday morning at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as many soldiers are on their holiday leave.

Approximately 5,000 troops will be arriving at Atlanta's major local airport over the next two days.

11Alive was told the soldiers shown in the video above are from Fort Benning, Georgia.

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