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VIDEO: Lt. Stephanie Rees Receives a Hero's Welcome

Lt. Stephanie Rees, of Collegeville, and her boyfriend, Lt. Joshua Worth, received a heartwarming surprise upon their return home from a deployment to Afghanistan.

For the second time in a week, the residents of Collegeville took to the streets to welcome home a local soldier returning home from a deployment to Afghanistan.

On Thursday evening, it was Lieutenant Stephanie Rees, of Collegeville, and her boyfriend, Lieutenant Joshua Worth, on the receiving end of the surprise welcoming committee, which was comprised of local volunteers, organizations, and members of local EMS units.

Check out our video of their arrival to the convoy, and their heartwarming journey home!

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