Don,
Hugs and prayers to all of you; pray for the safety of all the men and women in combat around the world.
My DH was in USMC for 20 yrs, he never saw combat, but did deploy overseas for 6-10 months at a time. When my children were small both of them had their own sheet of Daddy pictures so they wouldn't forget what he looked like, especially for my DD she was just 6 months old when he left for 10 months.
Sharon W.