Gary T. Scalzo, from Mentor, Ohio, the family readiness

Gary T. Scalzo, from Mentor, Ohio, the family readiness officer for 2nd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, helps families place banners as they wait for the Marines and sailors to arrive during a homecoming Oct. 5, 2011, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. The troops returned home from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Force operations.