20170616 - Welcome Home Fringer (hrb)

Marine Recon Sergeant Jared Fringer, center, a 2007 Woodstock HS alum, gets an escort to the Woodstock Square gazebo where he was surprised with a welcome home ceremony honoring the local hero on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Woodstock, Illinois. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Marine Recon Sergeant Jared Fringer, a 2007 Woodstock HS alum, gets a hung from his father Rick as he is surprised at Westwood Elementary School when he returned home on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Woodstock, Illinois. Fringer was welcomed by family and the Warriors' Watch Riders and given an escort to the Woodstock Square for a welcome home ceremony to honor the local hero. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Marine Recon Sergeant Jared Fringer, a 2007 Woodstock HS alum, stands with his grandmother Vicki, 92 right, mom De, left, and sister Haley, 16 center, as he was surprised with a welcome home ceremony on the Woodstock Square honoring the local hero on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Woodstock, Illinois. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Marine Recon Sergeant Jared Fringer, a 2007 Woodstock HS alum, is greeted by McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim, right, and Warriors' Watch Rider Joe Alger, left, during a welcome home ceremony at the Woodstock Square gazebo honoring the local hero on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Woodstock, Illinois. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Marine Recon Sergeant Jared Fringer, a 2007 Woodstock HS alum, talks to a small crowd gathered on the Woodstock Square for a welcome home ceremony honoring the local hero on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Woodstock, Illinois. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald

Marine Recon Sergeant Jared Fringer, a 2007 Woodstock HS alum, is honored as a local hero during a ceremony on Woodstock Square as he returned home on Friday, June 16, 2017 in Woodstock, Illinois. John Konstantaras photo for the Northwest Herald