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Marine Homecoming

Aired April 04, 2003 - 14:39   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: A happy homecoming for one U.S. Marine serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Gunnery Sergeant Toby Boyce survived an ambush attack in Iraq. He's back in the United States to recover and reunite with his family.
Reporter Brian Black with our affiliate KSWB in San Diego has the story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BRIAN BLACK, KSWB REPORTER (voice-over): Kelly sees her husband. Gunnery Sergeant Toby Boyce is home.

KELLY BOYCE, TOBY'S WIFE: I love you.

GUNNERY SGT. TOBY BOYCE, INJURED MARINES: I love you too. How are you doing?

KELLY BOYCE: It's so good to see you.

BLACK: For two months, he's dreamed of this moment.

TOBY BOYCE: Almost like the first time all over again, just a great feeling.

KELLY BOYCE: Just to see him and touch him again, and be able to kiss him, and look in his eyes and stuff. He's got beautiful green eyes. So I'm just very happy to be with him again.

BLACK: Boyce was injured when his unit was ambushed. While ducking for cover in pitch black, he fell 25 feet off a bridge.

TOBY BOYCE: It scared me at first, because I wasn't expecting it, but then the pain that I felt, you know, I just -- like, I couldn't really do much. I had to wait for them to come get me.

BLACK: Boyce fractured three discs in his spinal cord.

The gunnery sergeant says while on the battlefield, there's constant stress.

TOBY BOYCE: There's no time to relax, no time for anything. You're very tired.

BLACK: Despite the stress and despite his injuries, Boyce is ready to go back and join his fellow Marines. TOBY BOYCE: I got 30 days convalescent leave. I'm going to rest up and try to get better and see what happens, see if I need to go back over or not.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

BLITZER: And thanks to our reporter, Brian Black of our affiliate KSWB in San Diego, for that story.

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Aired April 4, 2003 - 14:39   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: A happy homecoming for one U.S. Marine serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Gunnery Sergeant Toby Boyce survived an ambush attack in Iraq. He's back in the United States to recover and reunite with his family.
Reporter Brian Black with our affiliate KSWB in San Diego has the story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BRIAN BLACK, KSWB REPORTER (voice-over): Kelly sees her husband. Gunnery Sergeant Toby Boyce is home.

KELLY BOYCE, TOBY'S WIFE: I love you.

GUNNERY SGT. TOBY BOYCE, INJURED MARINES: I love you too. How are you doing?

KELLY BOYCE: It's so good to see you.

BLACK: For two months, he's dreamed of this moment.

TOBY BOYCE: Almost like the first time all over again, just a great feeling.

KELLY BOYCE: Just to see him and touch him again, and be able to kiss him, and look in his eyes and stuff. He's got beautiful green eyes. So I'm just very happy to be with him again.

BLACK: Boyce was injured when his unit was ambushed. While ducking for cover in pitch black, he fell 25 feet off a bridge.

TOBY BOYCE: It scared me at first, because I wasn't expecting it, but then the pain that I felt, you know, I just -- like, I couldn't really do much. I had to wait for them to come get me.

BLACK: Boyce fractured three discs in his spinal cord.

The gunnery sergeant says while on the battlefield, there's constant stress.

TOBY BOYCE: There's no time to relax, no time for anything. You're very tired.

BLACK: Despite the stress and despite his injuries, Boyce is ready to go back and join his fellow Marines. TOBY BOYCE: I got 30 days convalescent leave. I'm going to rest up and try to get better and see what happens, see if I need to go back over or not.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

BLITZER: And thanks to our reporter, Brian Black of our affiliate KSWB in San Diego, for that story.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com