U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Taiclet, 633rd Communications Squadron client system technician, holds his son, Nathaniel, for the first time since his birth in April after surprising his children at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 28, 2013. Taiclet returned one week early from a year-long deployment giving his children a memory they will never forget. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class R. Alex Durbin/Released)