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I kissed his forehead
This baby boy

Two months early
Three months old

The call I answered
Afghanistan again

A modern wonder
To share a world away

Captured moments
Photos and videos

The screen a barrier
Moments I missed

A wall between
First words, dada

Barricade me from
Awkward first steps

Memories of watching
Moments I missed

These moments I gave
When Afghanistan called

Pfc. Zack Vock, a soldier with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, holds his one-month-old son Parker for the first time 10 June 2013 after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. (Photo by Spc. Loren Cook, U.S. Army)