182nd Set to Arrive in Melrose Wednesday Morning

Members of the 182nd Infantry Regiment based out of the are tenatively scheduled to arrive in Melrose Wednesday morning, after a .

A post on the 182nd's Facebook Page signed by Maj. Eric DiNoto, battalion executive officer, said that the HHC company of the 182nd is scheduled to arrive at Memorial Hall between 7-7:30 a.m.

Fox 25 reported that the 700 troops were due to land at Logan Airport this morning.

City officials are working on plans to welcome the troops home. Officer Ryan McLane said in an email that the company's arrival time is subject to change, but the tentative plan is to have police escort them into the city, have fire engines out in front of Memorial Hall and gather any interested residents in front of the hall.

In a Melrose Patch blog post, McLane asked .

Soldiers will be going inside Memorial Hall to greet their families; members of the public won't be allowed inside.

The Melrose Veterans Advisory Board has been .

Members of the infantry regiment in Afghanistan at the annual Veterans Day Assembly in November. (See attached video.)

Before its most recent deployment to Afghanistan, in 2008 the 182nd was deployed for 15 months to Kosovo.

Keep checking Melrose Patch for further details of the 182nd's welcome home.