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Gunnery Sgt. Kristopher Hocking, explosive ordnance disposal team leader, 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, holds his son after returning from a deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26. Families and friends waited patiently at Camp Pendleton, Calif. for their loved ones following a seven month tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.