ALGONQUIN – Apache helicopter pilot and Algonquin native Kyle Tomasino was welcomed home Saturday by family, friends and a large group of leather-clad bikers.

An Army captain, Tomasino recently finished a yearlong tour in Afghanistan. He’s home for two weeks before returning to Fort Bragg, N.C.

The Warriors Watch Riders surprised Tomasino with a two-wheeled escort to Algonquin’s Golf Club of Illinois and a party in his honor. But the biggest surprise was when the USO and his family greeted the solider at his O’Hare International Airport gate earlier in the day.