Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
Bikers park their vehicles after escorting the buses carrying the Marines at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
Friends and families look for their Marine as they arrive at camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
A Marine hugs a family member after coming from a deployment, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
A Marine reunites with his family after returning from a deployment, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
Family members raise a sign as they wait for their Marine at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
Buses carrying the Marines and Sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment arrive to where the families are waiting for them at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
Signs and banners made by friends and families hang on the fences surrounding the compound at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
Families and friends wait for the Marines and Sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment to arrive at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)
Welcome Home: 3/8 returns from six month deployment
A sign welcoming back a Marine from deployment, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2017. Marines and Sailors returned from a 6-month Unit Deployment Program in Okinawa, Japan. V38 conducted exercises in Okinawa, Mainland Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Guam and other smaller islands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leynard Kyle Plazo)