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Well we are on the downward slope of our deployment. Hopefully you have been able to keep in touch with your loved ones and have been able to send them care packages with a little touch of home in them. Your Marines and sailors have performed superbly thus far. We have had several Battalion operations where there skills have been put to the test. Now that we have crossed over the mid point of the deployment we begin to look to bigger and better things. ... Read More