Marine reservists come home to cheers, hugs

Marine reservists come home to cheers, hugs
Unit arrives at Wright-Patt after deployment in Afghanistan.

By Kelli Wynn, Staff Writer
February 24, 2012
WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Tim Buckman stood holding an American flag and wearing a big grin as he waited for his son, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Edward Buckman, to get off the charter bus.
“Very, very excited. He’s been gone for almost a year,” Buckman said.

Sgt. Buckman, 28, was one of 39 Marine reservists with Military Police Company Charley who arrived at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Friday morning after a deployment in Afghanistan.

“They were attached to Combat Logistics Battalion 6 out of Camp LeJeune in North Carolina,” said USMC Capt. Jason Schrage, the inspector and instructor for the military company. “They were sent to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and conducted security missions. Mainly convoy security missions.”
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