CLB-5 advanced party deployed to Afghanistan

Photo By Cpl. Khoa Pelczar | A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, says goodbye to his loved one before departing Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 24, to deploy to Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  

AL, UNITED STATES

03.24.2012

Story by Cpl. Khoa Pelczar 

1st Marine Logistics Group

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines are constantly deploying to remote locations around the world to conduct various operations and just because they have done it before doesn’t make it any easier the second time around.

Fifty Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, said goodbye to their friends and families here and deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 24, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The rest of the battalion is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in the near future. This group of Marines was scheduled to deploy there in advance to prepare for any operation prior to the arrival of the rest of the battalion.

Amongst these Marines, Cpl. Daniel Caddy, wrecker mechanic, CLB-5, who deployed to Afghanistan in March 2009, said goodbye to his family once again to fulfill his duty as a Marine.

“It’s tough, but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do,” said Caddy, 23, from Queen Creek, Ariz.

Caddy’s parents and his brother came here to see him off. His mother, Connie, said it was even harder than the first time.

“It’s sad,” said Connie. “It’s definitely worse the second time. It was better not knowing what’s going to happen. He was quieter after his first deployment, trying to keep things to himself. I just hope it’s not like that this time.”

Caddy wasn’t too worried. He said this time he knows what to expect, so it’ll be easier for him to adapt once he comes back from this deployment.

Once the Marines said their final farewell to the loved ones, they loaded two buses and began their journey to Afghanistan, where they will be for the next seven months.

• Date Taken: 03.24.2012
• Date Posted: 04.02.2012 13:17
• Story ID: 86124
• Location: AL, US