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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Images

Sep 21, 2011

Sgt. James L. Hayes III is an administrative specialist and aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, currently deployed to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. “The hardest part of this [deployment] is not being with my kids as much as I want, but I know what I’m doing is making it easier for them to sleep at night,” Hayes said. “On bad days I’ll look at the pictures of my kids or at the drawings they’ve sent me. I’ll just remember everything is normal.”

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point