Staff Sgt. John Forero, a native of Queens, , and the S-2 chief for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, greets his wife and daughter after returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. With this being Forero's fourth deployment, he said deploying gets harder once you have a family. The 75 Marines and sailors who returned home were the advanced party for 2nd Bn., 8th Marines. Marines welcomed home by their families 130923-M-WI309-040

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