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Senior Chief from Oswego Returns Home from Djibouti

Senior Chief Douglas J. Balder is a resident of Park Place subdivision.

Oswego resident Senior Chief Douglas J. Balder is returning home after spending 243 days in Djibouti , located in the Horn of Africa. 

Balder is a Senior Enlisted Leader for the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Communications Directorate, according to Operaton Santa - Central Facebook page, in which Balder dressed up as Santa to deliver gifts and care packages.

Balder's subdivision, Park Place, is putting together a homecoming for him, with signs and flags lining the roads.

Welcome hope, Senior Chief Balder!

Special thanks to Kim Joyce for the photos and information.


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