100 Carson soldiers return to U.S. as military scales back Ebola mission in Africa

photo - Soldiers with Ft. Carson's 615th Engineer Company at a Casing of the Colors ceremony in Liberia before their redeployment back to the United States. Photo courtesy of 615th Engineer Company

Poor roads, dependable local construction crews and improved Liberian health conditions were among the reasons why 100 Fort Carson soldiers sent to aid in the Ebola crisis returned several months earlier than expected.

In mid-November, about 150 soldiers from the 615th Engineer Company headed to Liberia with the expectation of a nine- to 12-month deployment to help build medical centers to treat Ebola patients. Instead, the troops spent about seven weeks in Liberia and arrived back in the United States on Friday, according to the Associated Press.

Before coming home, they will be monitored for 21 days in an isolated area at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. Base officials told the Associated Press that none of the soldiers showed symptoms of the virus.
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