Thursday, May 13, 2004 Contact: Sean Oblack (202) 225-4176 Schiff to Welcome Home Local Troops Lawmaker travels to San Francisco on Saturday, Will Honor Glendale Battalion Returning from Overseas   WASHINGTON, DC – Having returned in March from more than a year of active military duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, dozens of soldiers from a Glendale-based Army Guard company will be welcomed home on the shores of the United States by local Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA).    Charlie Company of Glendale is part of the 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, which is being honored in San Francisco by Schiff and other dignitaries, celebrating the soldiers’ courage, patriotism and devotion to the causes of freedom and liberty.   “I am especially proud to count many of these brave men and women as my constituents,” Schiff said.  “These soldiers are some of the best our country has to offer.”   Who:            Charlie Company of Glendale, CA 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion          100th Troop Command California Army National Guard What:           Welcome Home Ceremony, Reception Following When:           Saturday, May 15, 2004 at 2 p.m. Where:          Marines’ Memorial Club Crystal Ballroom           Union Square           609 Sutter St.           San Francisco, CA 94102   Congressman Schiff, a former federal prosecutor, is a member of the House International Relations and Judiciary committees.  He represents California’s 29th Congressional District, including the communities of Alhambra, Altadena, Burbank, East Pasadena, East San Gabriel, Glendale, Monterey Park, Pasadena, San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Temple City.