The Boys are Back in Town

Photo By Cpl. Kate Seiler | First Sgt. Frank Robinson, Weapons Company first sergeant, calls cadence as the Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment march towards their families at Del Valle Field Sept. 11, 2014. Marines from Headquarters and Support Company were also returning from Afghanistan on Sept. 11.  

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

09.11.2014

Story by Cpl. Kate Seiler 

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Elements of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment returned to a crowd of anxious family members of the Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Support and Weapons Companies on Sept. 11. More than 200 Marines and sailors marched towards their loved ones with immense intensity to finally see their families again.

Lee Hollingsworth, father of 1st Lt. John Hollingsworth, 2nd Platoon, Weapons Company was among the family members waiting for the return of their son.

“We are so proud of our son and are so grateful for all the Marines do for us,” said Hollingsworth.

While deployed to Afghanistan, the Marines and sailors conducted multiple missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The rest of 1st Battalion, 7th Marines are scheduled to redeploy throughout the month of October.

• Date Taken: 09.11.2014
• Date Posted: 09.15.2014 17:35
• Story ID: 142206
• Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US