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Marines


MCB Camp Pendleton

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Oceanside, California
Official U.S. Marine Corps Website

Apr 26, 2012

After changing out of his formals, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl Jonathan Contreras, from Vista, Calif. gets lots of hugs and kisses from his two-year-old pit bull Diego after a seven month absence, at Uvas Reservoir Sunday. While Contreras was on deployment in Afghanistan, Diego's living situation was facilitated through a national organization called Dogs on Deployment, where he has been staying at a Gilroy home for the past three months.

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