Goodbye is forever, so I'll see you later...

Chris posing for me real quick. I told you those Army boys love to model.
Chris' unit lined up getting word from the commander.
Chris and Missy sharing one of their last embraces...one to last 15 months.
This family caught my eye right away. This woman is pregnant and just didn't want to let go. (Can you blame her?) Her husband tried so hard to comfort her as their little boy watched.
Kiddos and wife saying "see you later" to their daddy and husband for 15 months.

Missy has become one of my dearest friends in life. We've known each other less than a year but other than God she is the one person in this world that knows everything about me. I couldn't ask for a better friend. Chris is Missy's husband and is in the Army. Chris recently deployed to Afghanistan for 15 months and is in the infantry. Therefore, his job requires a lot out of him. His unit has already lost a few guys and I ask that you pray so hard for Chris, his unit, and their families. Times are tough. These are some pictures I captured the day Chris deployed. It was exactly a month after Jimmy had deployed so it was a day filled with raw emotion...plenty of tears. If you've never been around a day of deployment I hope these pictures can at least give you a glimpse of what goes on. My mom says even as emotional as these pictures are you will never fully understand unless you are there.