Patricia Kefalas gives her son, Specialist Nicholas Kole of North Dighton, a very long hug upon his arrival. Members of "C" Company 182nd Infantry Regiment of the Mass. National Guard returned home to their Braintree Armory after a one-year deployment to Afghanistan. Hundreds of friends and family members were on hand Monday morning, March 26, 2012 to greet them.
Photo by Greg Derr, The Patriot Ledger.