Polish leaders welcomed U.S. troops to their country Saturday, with the defense minister expressing gratitude for their arrival and calling it the fulfillment of a dream Poles have had for decades. The ceremony in the western Polish town of Zagan comes some 23 years after the last Soviet troops left Poland. "We have waited for you for a very long time," Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz told the troops as snow fell. The Polish government organized several other events across the country, including in downtown Warsaw, to welcome the Americans. "This is an important day for Poland, for Europe, for our common defense," Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said.

Source: ABC News January 14, 2017 14:05 UTC