In an empty apartment, Chief Master Sgt. John Brantley reads his Bible and drinks coffee during one of his last days of 27 years serving in the Air Force, May 15, 2012, in Bossier City, La. Brantley shared the experience of moving 12 times in his career with his wife Cornelia and four children, two of whom are also now airmen.

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