Lance Cpl. Deacon C. Morales, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, says his final goodbyes to his mother during a deployment ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 1, 2014. Morales, a native of Palm Desert, Calif., and his fellow Marines will deploy to an Australian army base near Darwin, Australia. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Corey Dabney.) Fighting Fifth Marines bid farewell to families, opens door for new chapter in Pacific 140401-M-HQ478-746

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