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Marine Homecoming: Back from the War

Aired March 04, 2002 - 06:57   ET

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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Well more than 2,000 Marines who took part in Operation Enduring Freedom will be returning to San Diego in the next few days. Some early arrivals got a big homecoming yesterday. Let's take a look.

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(CROWD CHEERING)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right now you've got the 15th MEU coming back, right around 2,000 to 2,300 Marines. They are very successful for what they did and they did a fabulous job. All of us are proud of them.

(CROWD CHEERING)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It feels great and this is incredible. We just really appreciated the support of everyone throughout the last seven months. A lot of cards and letters from a lot of kids and everything. Families have been really supportive, and it's really made a difference for us.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Six months and three weeks.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How do you -- how do you do this?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is my first time.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Look at your daddy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Glad to be back.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I teach fifth grade. Hi kids. It's Miss Gerpain.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Glad to -- glad to see the family. Long time coming.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good to have you back.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: R&R.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What's up next?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Get to know the boys all over again. Get to know each other all over again.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go get daddy's stuff.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Being away from home is just -- is very hard anyway, but then we were on a -- we had a -- we had a mission to do and we did it. We went over there and took care of business.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're looking forward to being home and spending time with our families.

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