WELCOME HOME, DADDY

TOP: Tears well in her eyes as Jalynn Krieger, 8, of New Troy, Mich., clings to her father, Spc. Kerry Krieger, during a welcome home celebration at VFW Post 9323 in Lake Station, Ind., on Wednesday. The 656th Transportation Company returned home after serving about a year in Afghanistan. RIGHT: Spc. Felix Duron of Lake Station, with wife Mindy, smiles at his 1-year-old daughter Lillian while holding 2-month-old son Felix Jr., whom he met for the first time Wednesday. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media PHOTOSStephanie …