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joined the Marines. "I was trying to go to school and surf
at the same time, and school kept getting in the way," says
Franklin, who spent 18 of his 22-plus-year career stationed
"aboard" Camp Pendleton.
Born in Minnesota, Eric Franklin caught the surfing bug
while going to high school in Orange Park, Florida. at is
not so unusual, but what Franklin did next in pursuit of his
newfound love likely puts him in a category of his own: He
A Wave of Giving Back
A VETERAN'S MISSION TO HELP OTHERS THROUGH SURFING
Eric Franklin
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