Kimberly Reese, the family readiness officer for 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, speaks to family members as Marines prepare to march onto the San Mateo parade deck here, on May 13, 2013. Families and friends reunited with their Marines and sailors after an eight-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The MEU deployed Sept 17, 2012, and traveled to Dubai, Jordan, Oman, China, and Hawaii.