Local Marine surprised with special greeting ahead of first deployment

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — It’s a feeling that no one can prepare for, unless you’re a fellow Marine. “Even though your training is excellent, you can’t prepare yourself to train for deployment,” says local Marine veteran, Pastor Mario Sims. On Monday, Christian Pletcher got the surprise of a lifetime leading up to his first deployment. Friends, family, and fellow military service members all turned out to support him while seeing him off. “Some of these guys I don’t even know but it felt really good to be supported,” says Chirstian Pletcher, a local Marine. First, the Marine Riders of Michiana…