All Over The Map

1st Battalion 25th Marines Bravo Company Homecoming in Londonderry, NH

The 1st Battalion 25th Marines Bravo Company arrived home in Londonderry, New Hampshire on April 9, 2009. 53 Marines from Bravo Company augmented the 2/25 out of New York for the past seven months at Al Asad Air Force Base.

WMUR in Manchester, NH covered the homecoming but I haven't found a clip online yet.

The Nashua Telegraph published an article here: http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090411/NEWS01/304119957

FoxNews 25 video clip:
http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/Marines_return_home_041009

We're are overjoyed to have them all home again!

Union Leader front page news - Marine Deployment

Front page - May 27, 2008
Headline: 'Ready to go' Marines say

 

Right-mouse click and choose "Open in a new window" or tab to see the entire front page.

1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Bravo Company Deployment to Iraq

On May 27, 2008, my son, a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, deployed for Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Bravo Company.  The 1/25 sent 55 Marines to augment the 2/25 out of New York.  They will spend the summer training in 29 Palms California before deploying to Iraq in late September for a seven-month tour.

Here is the news coverage of the sendoff on May 27, 2008 in Londonderry, NH:

Union Leader:
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline='Ready+to+go%2C'+Marines+say&articleId=7f44b37a-e309-4e44-8668-44ba12987df4

Union Leader slide show - My son and his girlfriend are in front of the yellow Mustang at 1:48 and my son again at 1:14
http://www.unionleader.com/uploads/media-items/slideshows/52608Marinesshipout/index.html

Union Leader (print version): Same article, but the photo of Kim and Christophe are on the front page and above the fold.

WMUR (local Manchester, NH ABC affiliate):
http://www.wmur.com/news/16398755/detail.html  (plus video link)

WBZ TV 4 Boston (NBC affiliate):
http://wbztv.com/video/?id=62718@wbz.dayport.com
Article: http://wbztv.com/local/newhampshire/londonderry.parade.memorial.2.733352.html

The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2008/05/25/members_of_nh_based_unit_headed_back_to_iraq/

The Concord Monitor:
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080526/NEWS01/805260319

The Nashua Telegraph (at the bottom of the article):
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080527/NEWS02/255986075/-1/YOUTH

We're counting the days until their safe return home in April/May 2009.

Article: Welcome home Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Peabody

On April 21, 2007, my son's good friend, Josh Peabody, returned to Nashua, New Hampshire from a 7-month tour in Iraq with the US Marine Corps. 

Here's a link to the frontpage article in the Nashua Telegraph:

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070422/NEWS01/70422003/0/FRONTPAGE

My son's dad took the frontpage photo.  Both Josh and my son will go to Iraq in February 2008.  Josh is stationed in Hawaii.  My son is a reservist in Londonderry, New Hampshire.  We were proud of them before they became Marines. We pray for their safety.

Video: USMC Bravo Company 1/25 from Londonderry, NH

My 19-year old son is in the USMC Reserves with Bravo Company 1/25 out of Londonderry, NH while he attends UNH. His unit did a tour in Fallujah in 2006. They ALL came back :)  My son will go with them to Iraq in February 2008. 

Here's a video from their 2006 tour:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo3czJhhOAA

Whenever you see a Humvee, there's a machine gunner on top. That will be my son in 2008.