Gay Soldier's Photo Kissing Boyfriend Goes Viral

Homecoming picture goes viral after posted on marine's Facebook page

The photo of a gay Marine jumping into the arms and kissing his boyfriend upon his return home has become a viral sensation.

The photo, which shows Sgt. Brandon Morgan locking lips with partner Dalan Wells during a recent homecoming in Hawaii, was posted to a Gay Marines Facebook page on Saturday.

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Since then, the shot has received tens of thousands of "likes," shares and comments, prompting the young soldier to send a grateful message to all of his supporters.

"To everyone who has responded in a positive way. My partner and I want to say thank you," the blog Joe. My. God. quoted Morgan as saying. "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."

The picture got plenty of comments from users mostly positive praising him for posting it on such a public forum.

"As a gay veteran that pic drew tears to my eyes," one commenter wrote on Facebook. "Never in my wildest dreams would I ever think I would see this lifetime."

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