Army Reserve Spec. Richard A. Alvaro is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, respectively. The soldiers return to Fort Dix, N.J. for debriefing, evaluations and out-processing procedures before returning to their regularly assigned Army Reserve or National Guard units. The specialist served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Iraq Theater of Operations. Alvaro, a movement control specialist, is assigned to the 427th Transportation Company Movement and Control Team, Norristown. He has served in the military for four years. He is the son of Gina M. Budine of ouderton. In 2007, he graduated from Souderton High School.