By NBC News’ Amna Nawaz and Andrew Scritchfield
ABOARD THE USS Bataan – The men and women of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit had barely unpacked their bags before the call came to deploy to Haiti. They just returned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina five weeks ago, after a seven-month overseas deployment running training missions in the Middle East and Mediterranean.
Many were still on leave when they were asked to return to base, and get ready to deploy once again.
Cpl. James Beil tells us he had just grown accustomed to the idea of having his family around again.
“This was a pretty quick turn-around,” he said as he bounced his five-month-old son in his arms. “And I don’t really know what to expect on this one.”
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