After 45 Years, Reunion Brings Marines Collectively
A Robertson County story..
CROSS PLAINS TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – Mike Yarlett of Cross Plains hosted a reunion for his Marine Corps platoon (unit Fox Co. 2nd Bn, 2nd Mar, 2nd MarDiv.) on June twelfth. It was an occasion three years within the making for a bunch of Marines that had not seen one another in over 40 years.
Their platoon was stationed at Camp Lejeune North Carolina within the mid to late seventies. “The vast majority of us haven’t seen one another for 45 years,” stated Mike Yarlett who hosted the occasion at his house in Cross Plains Tennessee. With all of the unhealthy information and tragedies which are occurring around the globe, I assumed perhaps this little bit of excellent information may brighten up the day of Individuals and Veterans.”
Mike Yarlet and long-time good friend Aaron Weiler have been engaged on getting the group collectively for over 3 years. “They arrive from Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, and Alabama. There are additionally ones in Texas California and Maryland who had been unable to make it for both scheduling or monetary points. There’s one among us that lives in New York who has had a stroke and is unable to journey. We had been all younger males most of us youngsters or early twenties who had been simply beginning out in life and enlisted within the Marine Corps.
“As soon as Aaron and I began contacting individuals and we lastly set a date everybody was very excited as a result of they felt like they’d been forgotten. Don’t know what number of Marines you’ve met however we always remember anybody.”
Smokey Barn Information was invited to affix the reunion. We did our greatest to seize the essence of the occasion on our video report above. Thank’s once more guys for inviting Smokey Barn Information and once more, thanks in your service.
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