24th MEU Comes home

Being deployed can be tuff on families. It can be really tuff on families during the holiday season. One unit who recently came home is the 24th MEU in North Carolina. I was able to welcome many friends back home as warriors met their loved ones at Camp Lejeune this week. See the video here.

Just in time for the holidays, over one thousand marines and sailors returned back to U.S. soil at Camp Lejeune Sunday morning.

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit received a hero's homecoming as scores of family members and friends celebrated their safe arrival. The unit left North Carolina in June and assisted with the evacuation of over 15,000 Americans in Lebanon during the battle between Israel and militant group, Hezbollah.

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's commander says some marines will return to duty as early as this spring for another rotation in the Middle East.

Welcome back warriors!-Semper Fi

Here is a C-Gar for you all!

Major P

Comments

[Sammy D]

Maj - that's terrific - they are safely home, and you got to share the Happy part with your Buds. Can never hear enough about that!

God Bless all our military families.

[Mrs. Diva]

Major, I'm ALWAYS happy to hear of the homecomings! Many thanks go to them all, along with a heartfelt Merry Christmas and a welcome home!! So glad you could be there to welcome your friends.

[gypsy]

Yay! Welcome home Marines, enjoy the holidays with your families and friends.

We'll keep praying for the rest of your Brothers in harm's way...

[Marine Sis]

I just had to share this little story with you guys. We may never ever know how our support will impact our troops. The day after Thanksgiving I opened an email from an address I didn't recognize. As a started reading, tears welled up in my eyes...it was from a corpsman who had recieved a random card I'd sent while he was in Iraq. He had been badly wounded in Nov. 05 in an attack and he told me that the card really encouraged him. Today I am happy to say this man is fully recovered. He has courageously volunteered to return to Iraq with his Marines in January. I am definitely gonna be "adopting" him and his Marines and I will do my best to get him to sign up on ANYMARINE.COM. An amazing coincindence to this story: Early this year, my best friend was down at San Diego Naval Hospital handing out goodies to the wounded warriors. It just so happens that my corpsman friend was there at that same time, met my friend, and recived some of the cool stuff she handed out. None of us had any idea that all three of us were connected like this...how's that for a small world?! Keep supporting those troops folks, they need us!
Semper Fi, to all those heroes--thanks for all that you do for us!

[big bro jim i]

I WILL LIGHT UP A CEE GAR AND CRACK OPEN A COLD ONE WITH YOU AT 2300 HRS.AND DO MY NIGHTLY RITUAL OF SALUTING MY TROOPS ,ANY ONE ELSE MAY JOIN IN AND I ENCOURAGE IT.
THESE TROOPS ARE OURS AND WE MUST SUPPORT THEM. A LETTER OR CARD WILL DO, SHOW THEM YOUR SUPPORT.

[big bro jim i]

I WILL LIGHT UP A CEE GAR AND CRACK OPEN A COLD ONE WITH YOU AT 2300 HRS.AND DO MY NIGHTLY RITUAL OF SALUTING MY TROOPS ,ANY ONE ELSE MAY JOIN IN AND I ENCOURAGE IT.
THESE TROOPS ARE OURS AND WE MUST SUPPORT THEM. A LETTER OR CARD WILL DO, SHOW THEM YOUR SUPPORT.

[big bro jim i]

I GUESS MY EYES ARE NOT THAT GREAT YET , I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THOSE GOOFEY LETTERS. EXCUSE MY DOUBLE REPLIES.

[Leta]

I add my gratitude and welcome home to the 24th MEU. Thanks for letting us know about another "mission accomplished" MAJ P.My best to all of them and their families as they celebrate the Christmas season together.

big bro jim - I've been joining you every night. It's the least I can do!

[Maj P]

Big Jim-Enjoyed the cold one-Thanks!

[Laura, Marine mom from Ohio]

Homecomings are so SWEET! Great job guys and enjoy the holidays with your families, they will love it!
Hey big bro Jim I: my husband helps out cracking open a cold one every chance he can so you can count on support from Ohio. We just love our Marines!

[Karen]

Having been to a homecoming last year at Camp Lejeune, it warmed my heart to see the parking lot again! And those smiling faces on these Marines and their families...how could you NOT be touched by them? God bless each and every one!

[big bro jim i]

LAURA,MARINE MOM FROM OHIO.
I'M SURE TACO, PAIN ,AND MYSELF APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
1ST SGT BASS IS GOING TO SEND ME SOME ADDRESSES OF HIS MARINES WIVES, SO WE CAN SEND FLOWERS TO THESE ALSO BRAVE LADIES. DONT KNOW WHAT THEY GOT FOR FLOWERS OVER THERE, EXCEPT FOR POPPIES. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU PEOPLE THINK OF THIS.
I'M ALL FOR IT. WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE INFO LATER.

[Karen I.]

Thanks for being there, Major. Leta and I continue to salute with Big Bro Jim;it is a reflective yet proud part of my evening. I also encourage everyone to do it with us with or without a cold one.

[big bro jim i]

KAREN I , thank you for support for our troops,and the rest of all you PATRIOTS out there.
People like you make me be proud to be an AMERICAN.

[big bro jim i]

KAREN I , thank you for support for our troops,and the rest of all you PATRIOTS out there.
People like you make me be proud to be an AMERICAN.

[big bro jim i]

Sorry about the repeat, must be on this end or my eyes aint right yet,
Laura let hubby crack open a few, but make sure he gives a few seconds to HONOR OUR TROOPS.

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