Cpl. Nickolas Collins meets his son, 6-month-old Karson Collins, for the first time Wednesday morning at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Collins returned early Wednesday from a seven-month deployment to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, with Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment. Collins' wife, Annette Collins, made a sign saying, "I've waited my whole life to meet you" and dressed Karson in American flag-themed shorts and a shirt printed with "Awesome like daddy" for the occasion. - Cpl. Nickolas Collins meets his son, 6-month-old Karson Collins, for the first time Wednesday morning at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Collins returned early Wednesday from a seven-month deployment to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, with Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment. Collins' wife, Annette Collins, made a sign saying, "I've waited my whole life to meet you" and dressed Karson in American flag-themed shorts and a shirt printed with "Awesome like daddy" for the occasion.