ALOHA, 1-3 MARINES, AND WELCOME HOME
Marines, sailors back in Kaneohe after seven months in Karmah
Advertiser Staff
Nearly 400 Marines and sailors with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment returned to their Kaneohe base this afternoon after completing a seven-month deployment in Iraq.
The battalion was assigned to Karmah, where Marines helped provide training for the Iraqi police and army.
This is the final group of 1-3 Marines and sailors to return. About 350 troops returned Sunday and another 350 returned yesterday.