Mucho Kudos to Portsmouth, NH

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http://wbztv.com/local/jimmy.mccain.john.2.651018.html

 

Hundreds Of Homebound Marines Stuck In N.H.

 

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (WBZ) ― A plane carrying hundreds of Marines from Iraq to Maine was forced to make an unscheduled landing in New Hampshire early Monday morning.

 

The plane landed at 3 a.m. No one was hurt. The crew was planning to re-fuel in Bangor before heading on to Camp Pendelton in San Diego, California.

 

Wal-Mart and the Greenland House of Pizza brought in food for the Marines.

 

Whaleback, a local technology company, is providing free phone service for them so they can call their families. Children have also brought in

gift baskets.

 

"It's comforting to know that back here... people like this go out of their way to do stuff like this because we weren't planning on having food and water," said Cpl. Jesse Aguilar.

 

The soldiers were touched and very appreciative for the help they have received over the past day. One Marine told WBZ's Karen Anderson "Many of us didn't know where Portsmouth was on the map before this… but we sure do know now."

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Its great to see people go out of their way to support our troops.

 

My dad, being a vietnam vet (although he doesn't call himself one, because he never went to vietnam), makes sure he thanks every person he sees in uniform.