[Calpernia]

Carley’s daughter, Isabela, has been without her father, Staff Sgt. Robert Jacobson, since he deployed to Iraq with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 approximately six months ago. And, six days before he left, his wife bore his firstborn son, Xander. The Jacobsons’ occupy a rare place in American society, but within the Marine Corps subculture, they are one of many households bearing up under the pressure of long deployments and a stateside lifestyle that limits family time.

[Alamo-Girl]

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