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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 11:58 a.m.

Gay Marine comes home to friend turned partner

A Marines homecoming photo from a Hawaii base has gained worldwide attention -- two men kissing, just months after "Don't Ask Don't Tell" was repealed. The picture has gone viral from Kaneohe, home of Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Sgt. Brandon Morgan returned Wednesday from a six-month deployment to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. There to meet him was his friend of four years, Windward Oahu artist Dalan Wells -- a friendship that had turned to a long-distance love during the deployment. This was their first kiss.