Mayra Beltran

SPC Antonio Hernandez absorbs the news that he'll likely miss his baby's birth the next day. Instead, he expects to be on a plane to El Paso for training before his Texas National Guard unit deploys to Iraq.

SPC Antonio Hernandez absorbs the news that he'll likely miss his baby's birth the next day. Instead, he expects to be on a plane to El Paso for training before his Texas National Guard unit deploys to Iraq.

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SPC Antonio Hernandez absorbs the news that he'll likely miss his baby's birth the next...

Laura Patricia Hernandez looks on as SPC Antonio Hernandez receives a buzz cut the night...

"When I found out that I wasn’t going to be here (for the birth), that...

"I just can’t wait to hold her in my arms and be called daddy," says...

David Carreon and SPC Anthony Hernandez, 24, compete to see who can change a doll's...

"I love you," says SPC Anthony Hernandez. . "I love you more," says girlfriend Laura...

SPC Antonio Hernandez holds tight as he and the nurse coach Laura Gonzalez during labor. ...

Alicia Karen Hernadez is held up so her mother can see her shortly after birth....

Laura Patricia Gonzalez holds new born daughter Alicia Karen Hernadez as her sister Sandra Gonzalez...

SPC Antonio Hernandez makes contact with his daughter Alicia Karen Hernadez for the first time...

Laura Patricia Gonzalez and boyfriend SPC Antonio Hernandez wait for the nurse to bring their...

SPC Antonio Hernandez walks out of the hospital room leaving Laura Patricia Gonzalez wiping away...

SPC Antonio Hernandez rehearses before going through the Urban Operations training as the 72nd Infantry...

Spc. Antonio Hernandez, member of the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, works the Theater Internment Facility...

Spc. Antonio Hernandez calls his girlfriend in Houston after finishing his shift at Camp Cropper...

Spc. Antonio Hernandez guards the perimeter of the Theater Internment Facility (TIF) at Camp Cropper in...

Spc. Antonio Hernandez feeds prisoners at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, Iraq.

Spc. Antonio Hernandez hands clothes to prisoners inside the TIF in Cropper. 

Spc. Antonio Hernandez guards prisoners from the tower as the day comes to an end...

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