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Dublin High Grad Receives Hero's Welcome Home

United States Army Specialist Charles Richey returns home to the Tri-Valley.

Here's information provided by the Pleasanton Military Families Support Group:

Charles "Chip" Richey is a Specialist in the United States Army Airborne Division and last week returned from his deployment in Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan he was stationed in the Wardek and Loagr Provinces, where he worked as a mortar launcher and infantryman. Richey graduated from Dublin High School in 2008 and then joined the Army attending basic training at Ft. Benning, Ga. During his deployment he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious performance.

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Richey is active in the Mormon Church and his interests cover a wide range from being in school musicals to hot rods and target shooting.

The Pleasanton Military Families Support Group welcomed back Richey on Friday with a homecoming at the LDS Church on Vineyard Avenue.

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