Spc. Shawn Knaus, Company D, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, holds his baby daughter while home on rest and relaxation from his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. Shawn almost missed the birth of his daughter as his wife had begun contractions early, but his daughter held on until the day Shawn made it home. (Photo courtesy of Sara Knaus) Make it count, Part one of a glimpse at how deployed soldiers choose to spend the only two weeks they will get with their families all year 781562

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