Families and friends welcomed home over 200 Marines and sailors from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines that returned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Wednesday. “I’m so excited to see my husband come down off the plane,” said Raleigh, N.C. native Amanda Edwards, 1/3 spouse. “We are moving tomorrow so this whole thing is a drastic change for our family.” - Families and friends welcomed home over 200 Marines and sailors from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines that returned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Wednesday. “I’m so excited to see my husband come down off the plane,” said Raleigh, N.C. native Amanda Edwards, 1/3 spouse. “We are moving tomorrow so this whole thing is a drastic change for our family.”