YNN

Rochester

Change region

  51º

You are not signed in  |  Sign in here  |  Help

You're viewing a lite version of ynn.com

Time Warner Cable customers: Sign in with your TWC ID for video access.

Get my TWC ID. | Get TWC service. | Read the FAQ.

09/13/2012 04:16 PM

Marine Welcomed Home at Train Station

  To view our videos, you need to
enable JavaScript. Learn how.
install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now.

Then come back here and refresh the page.

On a train bound from Erie, Pennsylvania, a Marine is coming home.

"This is huge, because twice he got bumped off a plane to come home. So when we finally heard he was coming home, my husband and I couldn't be prouder that he is going to be in Rochester," said Pat Fuehrer, Matthew's mother.

"If anything it's made us stronger, and it makes you realize how important family, like how important they are and how important your support system is. And I love him so much and I'm so proud of him," said Emily Sullivan, Matthew's girlfriend.

Eighteen months after serving his country in Afghanistan, Matthew Fuehrer is modest in what he accomplished.

"You sign up to go protect your country and when you go overseas you do that and you represent America the best you can. I think I did an amazing job at it," he said.

And now back home in Rochester, Matthew has one simple request:

"Honestly, I just want to fall asleep."