U.S. Marine Sgt. Matthew Grabow is welcomed home for the Thanksgiving Day holiday with his baby boy Ethan, 8 months, whom he saw only at the birth, and his wife Meghan. 11/24/12 | Linda Girardi~For Sun-Times Media
U.S. Marine Sgt. Matthew Grabow, his wife Meghan and his baby boy Ethan, receive a surprise hero’s welcome Saturday as a motorcade of vehicles pulls up to his mother’s house on the West Side. Donna Morsovillo (far right) of “Operation Welcome You Home” officially greeted the family. 11/24/12 | Linda Girardi~For Sun-Times Media
U.S. Marine Sgt. Matthew Grabow, his 8-month-old son Ethan, and his wife, Meghan, are flanked by family, friends and supporters of "Operation Welcome You Home" at Luigi's Pizza in Aurora. Grabow returned to his hometown for the Thanksgiving Day holiday a new dad after nine months in Afghanistan. 11/24/12 | Linda Girardi~For Sun-Times Media
U.S. Marine Sgt. Matthew Grabow returned to his hometown for the Thanksgiving Day holiday with his new baby boy, whom he saw only at birth before having to return to Afghanistan. The Marine said fatherhood is a new experience and “definitely something to transition into.” …