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MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif.
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young Combat Center couple, separated by deployment, received a
welcomed gift April 23 at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital one day
after the birth of their second child.
Sgt. John Henry, a squad leader with Company C,
1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and his wife Kimberly were reunited
through a teleconference provided by the Freedom Calls Foundation, a
non-profit organization that connects deployed service members to their
loved ones back home.
“I was really surprised because I’ve never heard
of this program before,” Kimberly said. “When I found out he organized
this, I got really emotional because I knew he was thinking about the
baby.”
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 Sergeant James R. McIlvaine, age 26, was killed in Iraq April 30, 2009 serving his country in the United States Marine Corps. James was born September 24, 1982 in Olney, MD to Joanne E. Ryan and the late Michael S. McIlvaine. Sgt McIlvaine is survived by his wife Sheryl M. McIlvaine of Twentynine
Palms, CA two children Michael T. McIlvaine and Alexa N. McIlvaine both
of Twentynine Palms, CA, mother and step-father Joanne E. and Mike S.
Ryan of Purcellville, VA, four sisters Shannon, Ally, and Katie all of
Purcellville, VA, and Airen of Frederick, MD and grandparents William
and Katherine Muncy of Ocean Pines, MD and Patricia DeSimone of Olney,
MD.
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On 24 October 1942, the 1st Marine Division was occupying a defensive position around Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. The 1st Battalion 7th Marines, commanded by LtCol Lewis B “Chesty” Puller helped form this line.
