Shaffer
11-22-02, 08:48 AM
Hundreds of Marines shared hugs and tears with family members before boarding planes headed for the Persian Gulf to prepare for a possible war with Iraq.
Marcielle Caganap, 24, sat in a parking lot at Camp Pendleton watching as her husband and other Marines, part of the headquarters element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, prepared to leave Thursday night.
Holding her 3-month old daughter, Nadine, Caganap said she had spent a long time preparing for this moment.
"I have had to be patient and have faith," she said. "We've tried to spend as much quality time as we could."
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Marcielle Caganap, 24, sat in a parking lot at Camp Pendleton watching as her husband and other Marines, part of the headquarters element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, prepared to leave Thursday night.
Holding her 3-month old daughter, Nadine, Caganap said she had spent a long time preparing for this moment.
"I have had to be patient and have faith," she said. "We've tried to spend as much quality time as we could."
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