thedrifter
03-20-07, 07:26 PM
Article published Mar 20, 2007
South Bend-based Company B Marines back on U.S. soil
WSBT-TV Report
The Marines with South Bend-based Engineer Company B are back in the United States. They arrived in California just after 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. They're back from a seven-month deployment to Iraq.
They lost one member, Cpl. Aaron Seal, to sniper fire. Their mission was to clear mine fields in Iraq.
It was the second tour of duty for many of them, but all of them are no doubt excited to be back home.
Their families are excited as well. The past few months have been filled with anxiety and worry.
"I thank God that he listened to my prayers. When you pray twice a day, somebody's gotta be listening," said Melody Towle, the mother of Sgt. John Lee. "I had a ritual about how I prayed, I felt like if I didn't do it every day and if something bad happened, it was because I didn't pray correctly."
The Marines are scheduled to spend a few days at Camp Pendleton in California before returning to South Bend on Saturday.
Ellie
South Bend-based Company B Marines back on U.S. soil
WSBT-TV Report
The Marines with South Bend-based Engineer Company B are back in the United States. They arrived in California just after 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. They're back from a seven-month deployment to Iraq.
They lost one member, Cpl. Aaron Seal, to sniper fire. Their mission was to clear mine fields in Iraq.
It was the second tour of duty for many of them, but all of them are no doubt excited to be back home.
Their families are excited as well. The past few months have been filled with anxiety and worry.
"I thank God that he listened to my prayers. When you pray twice a day, somebody's gotta be listening," said Melody Towle, the mother of Sgt. John Lee. "I had a ritual about how I prayed, I felt like if I didn't do it every day and if something bad happened, it was because I didn't pray correctly."
The Marines are scheduled to spend a few days at Camp Pendleton in California before returning to South Bend on Saturday.
Ellie