Sgt. First Class Joey Rotolo, hugs his mother Shirlyn Rotolo

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 04: Sgt. First Class Joey Rotolo, hugs his mother Shirlyn Rotolo, while his wife Kerry and son Dylan watch in the back, at the Alexandria National Guard Armory after returning to Alexandria, Louisiana on Sunday, September 4, after a 14-month deployment in Iraq, with the 256 Combat Brigade Team of the Louisiana National Guard. Rotolo, arrived at Alexandria International Airport today with 60 soldiers as an advance party of guardsmen who will prepare for the return of some 3,000 troops later in September. For the Rotolo family, from Slidell, Louisiana the reunion greeting was bittersweet, as their home was flooded by Hurricane Katrina last week. The entire family is staying in a hotel near Alexandria. (Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Bloomberg via Getty Images)