ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Members of the 343rd Quartermaster Company have reason to cheer. After a year in Iraq they are back in the arms of loved ones -- not one man or woman missing.

The company drew national attention on October 13, 2004 when 18 members refused orders to deliver fuel. They said the fuel was contaminated, and their trucks lacked armor to protect them from attack.

Specialist Reeves Williams was one of those soldiers.

"You hear everyday about trucks being blown up, and everything. We needed the protection," he said.

Several soldiers were reprimanded, but their trucks were quickly outfitted with armor. Williams said speaking out was a risk he had to take.

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"We were all fully prepared to take those consequences to make sure the job got done and got done right," Reeves.

The soldiers believe that decision saved lives and so do family members who stood by their sons and daughters during the fallout.

"I'm just wondering if they hadn't said anything, would all these men and women be coming back today. You don't know," said parent Genia White.

Mary Landstreet doesn't know a soul at the homecoming, but her brother-in-law, chopper pilot Pat Leach was killed in Iraq, and she wanted to be there for these soldiers.

"The Army, it's like a big extended family and I wanted to show my support to these soldiers," she said.

The Army decided in December that members of the 343rd quartermaster company would not be court-martialed, but some members would face non-judicial punishment such as a reduction of rank.

No specifics were released because of privacy.

Since then, the Army did order a safety and maintenance review and has made changes to improve armor on its vehicles.