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195?opendocument WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Raider detachment returns from Afghanistan Submitted by: MCAS Miramar Story Identification Number: 2002214153419 Story by Sgt. W.A. Napper MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif.(February 14, 2002) -- The last of the Raiders' original detachment to Afghanistan returned to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Monday, after being deployed for six months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The KC-130 Hercules came to a rest in the afternoon with family and friends waiting for their Marines with open arms. According to Capt. Mike Alvarez, powerline division officer, Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the aircraft was the last of the original four KC-130s that departed the Air Station Sept. 27 - only 16 days after the tragedy at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Alvarez, 30, Huntington, N.Y., native, returned from Operation Enduring Freedom in December and he said he could relate to what Raiders were going through during the long flight home. "You feel euphoric when you finally get back on the ground," he said. "The last hour (of the flight), right about when you're over Nevada, is the worst. Everyone starts getting anxious and you see people walking around the aircraft. I just missed the general every day infrastructure of American society. Things like paved roads and showers - a clean environment doesn't exist over there." Lieutenant Col. C.T. Parker, commanding officer, VMGR-352, said he was proud of his returning Marines, although he wished everyone who left could have returned. "It was great to get the guys home," he said. "It's kind of bittersweet because not everyone can come home. You get mixed emotions because of everything. They did an outstanding job over there. They were the most reliable and hardest working (military force) out there." Alvarez said the first two of the four Raider KC-130s returned in December. The final two were supposed to return today, but tragedy struck in January when one of the birds crashed in Pakistan. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. "Those guys just went through so much - especially with that," said Alvarez. "It's just great to have them home." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
