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Saying Goodbye
Published: 2013-10-25 13:15:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 33162; Favourites: 1396; Downloads: 0
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131021-A-VB845-082U.S. Army Spc. Sara Wakai bids farewell to her husband and son in front of the 55th Signal Company
(Combat Camera) company area at Fort Meade, Md., Oct. 21, 2013. The Soldiers are deploying
to Afghanistan to support Special Operations during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan to
capture, edit, and transmit high definition video and still imagery. (U.S. Army photo by
Sgt. Kristina Truluck/Released)
I think that the image speaks for itself. Wakai was one of my Soldiers until this team took her.
She's on her way to do some amazing things.
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Comments: 393
i'm with u man, THAT IS A MASTER PIECE
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Congrats on the DD!
Have a nice day!
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Well made photo and all, many will associate it with heriosm and pride for their country.
But I've seen this for real, much too often. Too many tears, too much pain, all without need.
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What an emotional shot. This really took me off guard!
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Well done, Nina Mrs-Durden ! I loove this photo!
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It's a beautiful picture and an interesting look at a contemporary inversion of an old trope!
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Thanks! You see it pretty often at that unit. I want to say it's at about 1/3 females...or at least it was when I went through.
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Thanks! It's still one of my favorites after all these years.
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I feel I've little to add, but say I agree fully with Alayni .
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Saying anything more would be too much. The kids eyes and the povement of her hand speak the world.
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Their expressions are real, this is the real life and for that reason this image is so powerful, I wish they can be together soon.
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excellent photo..I love their expression ,specialy the face she does
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Fort Meade, MD?! Wow, that's driving distance from where I live! Heck, it's right off Route 32 from Clarksville!
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a moment with true live, without lies...a very good shot!
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Thank you!
It's especially hard for them with the little guy beinf their first and not eve a year old yet.
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oh yeah. i really can feel it. i´m a mummy....
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Thank you for your service soldier. Your sacrifices are never undervalued.
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This is an amazing photo 
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aww this is the cuttest thing i ever saw!
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Thank you! I'm hoping to continue this with her returning home; definitely better than the going away event.
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This is so amazing! Very interesting and beautiful work! Congratulations!
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so, why we should war? this picture says : it's very terrible moment
by the way, I love your picture
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I feel so much for her, her husband and her little bubs. He's going to get so big while she's gone, and pictures only help so much, skype only helps so much. I hope they all stay safe, and come back home and you get to do some homecoming photos.
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I'm definitely going to try!
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Absolutely. One of the saddest parts of being a soldier.
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