Returnee

ri-tur-nee, -tur-nee
noun

Thanksgiving. Courtesy of the Chivers family.

My sister Molly greets her husband, a returnee from Afghanistan. Welcome home, Luke!

1. a person who has returned, as from travels or a long absence.
2. a person returning from overseas duty in the armed forces.

Origin: Americanism, 1940-45.