Politics & Government
City Welcomes Home and Will Honor Local Marine
Sgt. Chris Naimon arrived back home, safe and sound last week after being deployed for seven months. He will be honored at Tuesday night's City Council meeting.
The has instituted a new program to welcome home members of the military who live in the city and are returning from an extended deployment anywhere in the world. The first member of the military to be welcomed home is Sgt. Chris Naimon.
Naimon is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton and has been deployed overseas for the past seven months. WAITING ON EXACT LOCATION MAY NOT GET IT OR HIS AGE
A banner welcoming Naimon home was placed at the entrance to last week.
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In addition, Naimon will receive a certificate of appreciation from the city at Tuesday night's City Council meeting at the new City Hall at 30111 Crown Valley Pkwy.
Naimon will be recognized for his service to our country and our city, said Tom Tews, of the Military Support Committee.
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"He saw the banner, and he is very humble," Tews said. "He doesn't know he will be given a certificate at the council meeting."
Tews said the Military Support Committee was contacted about four months ago by Naimon's wife, Andrea, asking if it had any special program for recognizing service men and women.
"We didn't have anything at the time, but we do now," Tews said. "I'd say we probably have between one and two dozen in Laguna Niguel. We'd like to hear from anyone who would meet the criteria so we can recognize them for their fine work."
If you know of someone who lives in Laguna Niguel and is coming home from deployment anywhere in the world, contact Tews at 949-207-8781 or via e-mail at t222s@yahoo.com. Shep Bentley may also be contacted at 949-374-9187 or via email at shepbentley@aol.com.
