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PARKVILLE, Md. – From right to left, Lt. Col. Thomas Marble, commanding officer of 4th Combat Engineer Battalion; Sgt. Maj. Athanasios Verros, sergeant major of 4th CEB; Mrs. Janice Chance, chaplain for the American Gold Star Mothers Maryland chapter; Amy Seeberger, a representative from Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski’s office and Jerome Stephens, a representative from Maryland Senator Ben Cardin’s office; listen to the welcoming remarks at the 4th CEB homecoming celebration in Maryland, Jan. 21, 2014. The Marines deployed to Africa to train foreign militaries in areas including combat marksmanship, combat life saving techniques, logistics, vehicle maintenance and combat engineering, among others. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)