NorCal welcomes home Marine injured last August at Kabul airport blast

A United States Marine Corps veteran, injured in the line of duty, received a hero’s welcome from dozens of family members, friends and supporters at the Sacramento International Airport on Friday.Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews arrived home after spending the past several months undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.Vargas-Andrews was one of 18 service members wounded in the Aug. 26, 2021 suicide bombing attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thirteen service members were killed in that blast, among them was 23-year-old Sgt. Nicole Gee from Roseville.| READ MORE | Marine Corps. sergeant from Roseville killed in Kabul airport attackVolunteers in Vargas-Andrews’ hometown of Folsom spent the afternoon preparing to welcome him home.Organized by the nonprofit Warfighter Overwatch, community members made signs with welcome messages and were dispatched to tie yellow ribbons all around town.“The community is here to support him and show him love,” said Danny O’Neel, board chair of Warfighter Overwatch. “We’re excited to help the community understand what it really means to sacrifice for your country and for freedom.”This show of support for Vargas-Andrews is a vital part of his homecoming.“They don’t get to choose where they go, and when they go. Our country decides for them,” O’Neel explained. “But they show up every time and do their job. The least we can do is show our gratitude.”| WATCH BELOW | Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews receives a heroes homecoming

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A United States Marine Corps veteran, injured in the line of duty, received a hero’s welcome from dozens of family members, friends and supporters at the Sacramento International Airport on Friday.

Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews arrived home after spending the past several months undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Vargas-Andrews was one of 18 service members wounded in the Aug. 26, 2021 suicide bombing attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Thirteen service members were killed in that blast, among them was 23-year-old Sgt. Nicole Gee from Roseville.

| READ MORE | Marine Corps. sergeant from Roseville killed in Kabul airport attack

Volunteers in Vargas-Andrews’ hometown of Folsom spent the afternoon preparing to welcome him home.

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And he’s back! #USMC Sgt. Tyler Vargas Andrews just arrived to an excited crowd of family, friends and supporters at #SMF. I asked him what’s the first thing he wants to do when he gets back to Folsom. His answer: have a drink w/his buddies and hang out ? @kcranews pic.twitter.com/z3qbjsAaac

— Melanie Wingo | KCRA 3 (@MelWingoKCRA) July 2, 2022

Organized by the nonprofit Warfighter Overwatch, community members made signs with welcome messages and were dispatched to tie yellow ribbons all around town.

“The community is here to support him and show him love,” said Danny O’Neel, board chair of Warfighter Overwatch. “We’re excited to help the community understand what it really means to sacrifice for your country and for freedom.”

This show of support for Vargas-Andrews is a vital part of his homecoming.

“They don’t get to choose where they go, and when they go. Our country decides for them,” O’Neel explained. “But they show up every time and do their job. The least we can do is show our gratitude.”

| WATCH BELOW | Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews receives a heroes homecoming