Hingham welcomes corporal home

Marquardt was involved with Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from March 2011 through March 2012, and received a Medal of Valor for his actions in an eight-hour firefight in the mountains separating Afghanistan and Pakistan. Officers present the colors in honor of Cpl. John Marquardt's return to Hingham.
Jessica Bartlett for Boston.com
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By Jessica Bartlett, Globe Correspondent
Marquardt was involved with Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from March 2011 through March 2012, and received a Medal of Valor for his actions in an eight-hour firefight in the mountains separating Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Officers present the colors in honor of Cpl. John Marquardt's return to Hingham.