Five pink shirts. The family of Lance Cpl. Louis C. Orta was ready for him to return home, and they dressed in their own unique uniform for him: pink t-shirts with “Welcome home” written on them.

Orta, a point man and lead sweeper with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, served for seven months in Helmand province, Afghanistan, and he arrived with his unit safely during a homecoming ceremony on May 25.

“Finally we can get our lives back on track, so just go back to school and return to our normal lives,” said Beatriz Y. Orta, Louis’s spouse.

More than 200 Marines returned from the deployment, just in time to spend Memorial Day weekend with their loved ones.

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