Lance Cpl. Brandon Walker, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks to his wife, Jana, after the birth of his second child Shylee, Jan. 21, 2011.

Walker was able to hear Shylee cry for the first time over the phone. This was the second child birth Walker has missed due to deployment.

Photo by SSgt. Danielle M. Bacon, 26th MEU