Image by: Amanda Lucier
Gary Barnes' father gave him one thing in life: the wish to be a sailor. Gary achieved his dream and became a Chief Petty Officer for the Navy, where he met his wife. All Gary's ever wanted is be at sea, while his wife longed to being a stay-at-home mom. But their roles were reversed when Gary was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Now he cares for their two small children while the couple reimagines their future. Read the full description.
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INTRO:Chief Petty Officer Elizabeth Barnes was one of the 10,000 sailors and marines on the USS Truman who returned in December 2010, after seven months of deployment. But during bedtime at her home in Virginia Beach, her husband explains this wasn’t the homecoming they planned for.
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