South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been home for a week from a seven month tour in Afghanistan. Dozens of people came out to welcome the mayor at South Bend International Airport. The welcome party is not done yet. Today, the mayor will be honored in a celebration of his homecoming as part of downtown’s…
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is officially back on US soil, according to a post on the mayor’s Facebook page. “Feels good to be on American soil… and one step closer to home,” Buttigieg wrote on his Facebook wall Tuesday afternoon. The post was made yesterday at 3:27 pm in Norfolk, Virginia. Buttigieg made a…
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is returning home from Afghanistan after a six month deployment. Buttigieg has served as a lieutenant in the US Navy Reserves. Deputy Mayor Mark Neal took over as the city’s executive in February. “Mayor Buttigieg has left Afghanistan and is beginning the demobilization process,” city spokesperson Kara Kelly told the…
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg sat down for a trio of interviews with local television stations this morning. The mayor, who is currently deployed in Afghanistan for a six month tour, took to Skype to talk about his experiences in uniform and show his appreciation for the city’s leaders to fill in his shoes while…
