Saying Goodbye

For every soldier or Marine that deploys overseas, there's dozens of familiy members that stay behind, trying to cope with the abscence as well as the fear they may never see that loved one again.

This story is about one of those families who invited us into the final precious moments before a loving father and husband boards a bus to begin a yearlong deployment to Iraq.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• National
• Guard
• military
• war
• Iraq
• David
• Tate

[smartblonde805]

1:23 that killed me

[SoldierGirlKim]

thehardestpart

[thebestoflife13]

Im dreading the day i have to say goodbye to my fiance. I cant stop crying now...

[Xmokko]

@lindsaygeesey it's not too late to go to school and learn grammar while he's away. Surprise him!

[MsSamo1988]

OMG,,i wanna say something 2all u.s army's fam my name is sami

and i live in Baghdad now so every thank in Baghdad now is better so don't afraid and all Iraq's love u.s army and we thx for them for this good job and god be with them in Iraq in Afghanistan and i wish 2go back home and seen there fam as soon as

love u, all

Sami.

[meribeachy]

Bawling my eyes out.

[qiselle]

I know how she feels :(

[qiselle]

Ikno

[MissDance98]

i started crying when i saw the little girl cry </3 broke my heart :(

[fsuchino]

A dislike? Was that a miss click!

[lindsaygeesey]

its so hard my husband lefted to day for his second tour! :(

[hburke36]

this is so hard to watch, but i cant stop watching it