A soldier from White Plains returns home safely from Iraq.

Lt. Col. Al Ridenhour has been serving in Fallujah for the last seven months. He says he?s relieved to be home with his family. Ridenhour says he worries most about his wife, son, and also the soldiers fighting with him. His wife, Lani, says she feels like a ton of bricks have been lifted off her shoulders.

Ridenhour will be staying at his White Plains home for two weeks before heading back to Fallujah for another year and five months.