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PHOTOS: SC Celebrates Marines' Homecoming

San Clemente welcomed home the 2nd Batallion, 4th Marines, with a victory parade on Avenida Del Mar. They returned from Afghanistan earlier this spring.

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June gloom didn't dampen the spirits of the hundreds who lined Avenida Del Mar Thursday to celebrate the homecoming of San Clemente's adopted 2nd Batallion, 4th Marines.

Heralded by members of San Clemente City Council, the 1st Marine Division Band, fellow veterans, support organizations and dozens of classic cars, members of the 2/4 paraded down Del Mar Thursday morning, ending the procession with a ceremony at in the Pier Bowl.

The unit after nine months overseeing important infrastructure projects, combat missions and troop training in Afghanistan.

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