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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted at 4:04 a.m., Monday, December 15, 2008

40 Marines, sailors returning from deployment today

Advertiser Staff

Approximately 40 Marines and sailors are scheduled to return to Honolulu at 7 a.m. today after a 7-month deployment to Afghanistan.

The Marines will meet their families on Marine Corps Base Hawaii at the 3rd Marine Regiment Headquarters building.

As part of an embedded training team, the Marines helped train Afghan Security Forces in order to increase security and help stabilize the country.