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Orange County Non-profit Brings US Marines Home for Christmas

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Orange County Non-profit Brings US Marines Home for Christmas
Marines who had been deployed to Afghanistan are seen at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Calif., on Oct. 3, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Lynn Hackman
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—With a tough 2021 nearly behind them, the holiday season will be brighter for a few United States Marines who will be able to travel home this Christmas thanks to the efforts of Seal Beach resident and former Marine Corporal Richard (Dick) Stone.

In 2004, Stone formally established Special Forces Home for Christmas Fund as a non-profit with a mission to fund as many airline tickets as possible for Marines who wished to go home for Christmas.

Lynn Hackman
Lynn Hackman
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Lynn is a reporter for the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times, based in Orange County. She has enjoyed a 25-year career as a senior-level strategic public relations and contingency planning executive. An editor, blogger, and columnist, Lynn also has experience as a television and radio show producer and host. For six years, she was co-host of Sunday Brunch with Tom and Lynn on KOCI 101.5 FM. She is also active in the Newport Beach community, serving as chair emeritus of the Newport Beach City Arts Commission, among various positions with other local organizations.
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