Claremore Army Sergeant Back On Sooner Soil

One of Oklahoma's soldier sons is back on the Home Front.

Family and friends were waiting Thursday evening as Army Sergeant Darrell Stokley landed at Tulsa International.

The Claremore native will spend the next two weeks enjoying some well-deserved R&R. Sergeant Stokley serves in the 45th and is on his third tour in Afghanistan.

"It feels familiar, but it's always good to come back home, especially since I've been gone about seven months now," Sgt Stokley said.

Stokley has been to Iraq, Haiti and Somalia. His current deployment ends in late March or early April.