Corrie Ferrin, a private first class in the U.S. Army at the time of this photo, poses for a picture with his adopted grandparents and his father, Oct. 20, 2005, at Paso Robles, California, after returning from a deployment to Iraq. Ferrin’s grandparents played an instrumental role in his upbringing after his mother left him at infancy and his father was busy supporting what was left of his family. (Courtesy photo)