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Pendleton Marines welcome home in tearful reunion
Marine Staff Sgt. Fred Harrell and his family welcomed him back at Camp Pendleton along with more than 200 Marines from the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion returning from a seven month Afghan deployment. The battalion aided ISAF efforts in Helmand province, boosting security, training Afghan police, and improving patrol techniques. Two Marines were killed during combat operations, while Harrell emphasized renewed readiness and relief to reunite with his wife and children. Jackie Harrell, a veteran of three deployments, spoke of the emotional toll and the couple’s meeting on the Fourth of July in Huntington Beach, describing their life together as inseparable since.
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Fred Harrell
Jackie
Fred
Jack
San Clemente
Harrell
Camp Pendleton
Afghanistan
George Schreffler
1St Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Huntington Beach
Fullerton