7 months on a U.S. Navy ship isn’t easy, but returning Marines say is ‘worth it’

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gerald Schulenburg is greeted by his nieces and nephews, Margot, 8, Evan, 9, and Peter, 13, during a homecoming celebration at Camp Pendleton on Friday, February 2, 2018 following a 7-month deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean for about 4,500 Marines and sailors from the America Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Force. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)Cpl. Taylor Boyet r