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Memorial Bond Between Marines Defines Lifelong Friendship
Dillon and Coomes forged a strong bond from school days through combat service. Dillon deployed to Iraq in 2003 with the 122nd Engineer Battalion before dying in 2006, while Coomes returned to active duty in 2007 and honors his friend's memory with a bracelet.
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Dillon
Wardlaw Academy
Edgefield County
Augusta State University
S.C. Army National Guard
Coomes
Marines
Iraq
122Nd
Charlie Company
Graniteville
Marine Corps
States
National Guard
Matt
IRR
Jamie Jr
Parris Island
Chicago
Neal
Lucy Dillon
Aiken
Wackenhut Services
Wsi-Srs
Dillons
Holly
Corps
Afghanistan
Baghdad
Habbiniyah
Jamie Coomes
Matt Dillon
Submine
South Aiken High