Thank all who thank the troops  ribbon -large.jpgGeorge Tenza
(right), of the Yellow Ribbon Club, presents an Army stepping
stone to Spc. William Foley Jr., when he returned from a
10-month tour of Iraq.  These are precarious times for our
troops in Afghanistan, after the violent reaction there to a
renegade U.S. soldier’s killing of 16 Afghan civilians, and the
earlier, inadvertent burning of some copies of the Quran by U.S.
personnel.  This makes it all the more special when local
soldiers come back home. They are out of harm’s way, even when
their return to South Jersey is not permanent.  The recent
events are causing debate about the U.S. commitment to stay in
Afghanistan through 2014. Regardless of how that turns out,
every soldier deserves a warm welcome when he or she comes back
from tours in Afghanistan or Iraq. The Times has been filled
recently with stories and photographs of family reunions and
neighborhood ceremonies.  These welcomes often involve
spontaneous community efforts, but people may not