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Journaling: "How do you tell your sons that you are going to work now and that you won’t be back for a year? How do you explain that to a four year old, let alone a 16 month old? Do you tell them that you might never be back, or do you hide from them the danger that you are in? It’s a dilemma almost every soldier faces at some point. They leave to do their duty, but they leave behind their families to carry-on without them. My Brother is one of those soldiers. His Name is Capt. Thomas John Swint of the 101st Airborne Division. He recently deployed to Iraq. These pictures were taken at during a stolen moment at the Nashville Zoo about a week before he left. This wasn’t TJ’s first deployment, but it was his first assignment in a dangerous area. He had previously been deployed to Honduras for 12 months. I know he loves his boys, and his boys miss him terribly. I think that it’s harder on Will than Ryan because will is old enough to understand more. Will has picked up on the fact that where Daddy is “is not nice”. He has told his daddy to come home so that they can play. Ryan thankfully is young enough that as he gets older he won’t remember this time as much. He still misses his daddy, but it’s just not quite as hard on him as it is on Will. Brandi stays strong through it all. She handles a moody four year old, and plays with the sometimes subdued now 21 month old. She takes Will to preschool, and takes care of Ryan at home. I know it’s hard on her, but she’s said that the boys help keep her sane, and without them things would be a lot harder. TJ will be back in September, and the boys will be able to play with him as much as they want. And he in return, will be able to hold them again, knowing that in some small way he has helped make the world a better place for them to grow up in."
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