Camp Pendleton Marine Gets Hero's Welcome at Home After Military Deployment

LIVERMORE, CA: Livermore resident and Marine Corps Sergeant Timothy DeMartini was welcomed back to the Bay Area on May 28 with a community homecoming celebration hosted by the Pleasanton Military Families Support Group.

DeMartini, who is currently stationed at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, recently returned to California from deployment to Kuwait and Iraq.

DeMartini, a Livermore High graduate, attended Los Positas Community College and enlisted the United States Marine Corps in 2011.

According to the Pleasanton Military Families Support Group, DeMartini volunteers his time with Toys for Tots and the Ronald McDonald House.

The Pleasanton Military Families Support Group is a nonprofit organization that provides support to troops and families of military personnel in the East Bay.

Photos courtesy Sherry Wiggins/ Pleasanton Military Families