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East Hampton Welcomes Home Spc. Kurt Schluntz

The Army reservist served in Afghanistan with the 382nd Military Police Battalion.


It was a yellow ribbon homecoming Sunday afternoon for Spc. Kurt R. Schluntz.

Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman was among those attending the East Hampton's Yellow Ribbon Ceremony at the Congregational Church on March 30.

He served in Afghanistan as a member of the 382nd Military Police Battalion and received four medals for his work, according to Wyman's Twitter post.

Schluntz was among approximately 120 Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 344th Military Police Company, 382nd Military Police Battalion, 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, who returned home to the Westover Air Reserve Base in Massachusetts during a Welcome Home Warriors Ceremony held there Feb. 11, according to army.mil.com.


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