Returning Iraq Vet thanks for Christmas cheer

From the Norwich Bulletin:

Lance Cpl. Kyle Dugas returned to his Plainfield home Sunday morning after four months in Iraq.
But before he could enjoy his return stateside, Dugas had a bit more work to do.

On Tuesday, he was at Montville’s St. Bernard School, where he presented a combat-certified American flag to High School Principal Deborah Fitzgerald and a student body that gave the 20-year-old veteran a standing ovation.

Over the course of his deployment, Dugas and 60 other Marines from the Chicopee, Mass.-based B detachment of the 472nd Marine Wing Support Squadron received 15 boxes full of goods from students at the school.