Nobody Had the Heart to Pull Her Away

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Nobody Had the Heart to Pull Her Away




 

In this now classic photo, four-year-old Paige Bennethum really, really didn't want her daddy to go to Iraq.

So much so, that when Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Brett Bennethum lined up in formation at his deployment this July, she couldn't let go.

No one had the heart to pull her away.  The commanding officer allowed Paige to say goodbye as her dad prepared to ship off from Fort Dix.