Sgts. Charles Steinruck and Matthew Petitgout, Keesler Marine Detachment, assist Akeem Farquharson, 3, and his brothers, Ardennie Jr., 10, and Kimani, 8, with flipping a large tire during Operation Hero Oct. 13, 2012, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Operation Hero is presented twice a year to give parents a chance to expose their children to what happens when they leave home for deployments tasking or on temporary duty. The boys?? parents are Ardennie and Tech. Sgt. Vonetta Farquharson, 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron. Kemberly Groue

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