Jeb Phillips: A new Lima Company leaves Columbus this morning.
It's the company of Lance Cpl. Brandon Schoen, 25, whose pregnant wife is due June 1. He has never deployed.
It's the company of Lance Cpl. Dwayne Thompkins, who turns 23 today. He has never deployed, either.
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