The following information was provided by Patricia M. Houpt.

U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Raymond has arrived home after a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. He served in Logar Province as a member of the Pathfinder Company, 2nd 82nd Aviation Regiment. Raymond's duties included downed aircraft and pilot recovery, quick reaction force and focused targeting force missions. During his tour of duty, Raymond was awarded the Army Commendation medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.

Raymond is a 2003 graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. He is the son of Michele Raymond Dolitka and the late Fred J. Raymond, stepson to the late David J. Dolitka. Raymond is married to Alicia Obermeier Raymond of Fayetteville, N.C. He will serve the remainder of his enlistment at Fort Bragg, N.C., and attend the University of North Carolina to study Computer Information Systems.