U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. D. J. Wu/Released 130928-M-NS272-419.JPG
Oct 6, 2013
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Friends and family members of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, warmly welcomed Marines and sailors home at Del Valle field Sept. 28, 2013. Approximately 100 service members returned in the battalion’s advanced party. They are the first wave of scheduled homecomings for the battalion in the next few weeks. Marines and sailors with, 3/4, or “Darkside,” returned to the Combat Center after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. “It’s great to be back,” said Maj. Michael Cable, executive officer, 3/4. “Our main job in Afghanistan was security forces assistance. The Afghans have been taking the lead and we’ve been helping enable them. We had a really good group of guys with us.” This will be the last set of homecomings for the battalion as 3/4 is slated to deactivate sometime next year. The rest of battalion will be returning home in the coming weeks.
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