This is a lovely photo of uniformed Marine, Brandon Morgan, being welcomed home by his partner! Although nearly 14,000 people are sharing their support of this photo and what it stands for, it is also igniting criticism.

According to his Facebook profile, Morgan is a member of Helicopter Squadron 363, based in Hawaii.

Overwhelmed by the photo’s widespread attention, Morgan recently issued a response:

“To everyone who has responded in a positive way. My partner and I want to say thank you. Dalan, the giant in the photo, can’t believe how many shares and likes we have gotten on this. We didn’t do this to get famous,or something like that we did this cause after 3 deployments and four years knowing each other, we finally told each other how we felt. …

We are the happiest we have ever been and as for the whole PDA and kissing slash hugging in uniform…it was a homecoming, if the Sergeants Major, Captains, Majors, and Colonels around us didn’t care…then why do you care what these random people have to say? In summation thank you for your love and support. …

Goodnight all, and Semper Fi.”

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