This book is dedicated to... children and families of fallen soldiers.

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Kelsie was only five months old when her daddy left home to fight for their country.

Her daddy was going to war because bad people had hurt thousands of people really bad and her daddy had to help get the bad guys.

Kelsie's dad, and a lot of other brave men from all over the country, worked very hard to fight the bad guys and to save innocent people in different parts of the world.

After being in a place called Iraq for almost a year, Kelsie's daddy got to come home and see her for a few days.

Kelsie was so excited to see her daddy and the whole time he was home, she never left his side.

Kelsie's mom missed her daddy too. Kelsie and her mom used to video chat with her daddy when he was gone, but it was nothing like when he was really there.

Kelsie and her dad played a lot when he was home. They played games like hide-and-seek and tag. But after a few short days, Kelsie's daddy had to leave again. Kelsie cried for her daddy not to go, her mom told her that he would be home soon and that he had to go back and fight the bad guys again.

Kelsie said goodbye to her daddy and as he gave her a kiss on the cheek, he told her that he loved her and that he would see her soon.

Kelsie's daddy was gone for a really long time. And when Kelsie was almost five, she heard her mommy crying in her bedroom.

When Kelsie went into her mom's bedroom, her mom hugged her tight and kissed her head.

A couple days later, Kelsie, her mom, her grandparents, and many other family members and friends drove to a place with lots of flowers.

Here many people talked about Kelsie's daddy and told stories about what a brave man he was.

There were pictures of Kelsie's daddy by a box covered with an American Flag and a lot of people were crying. Kelsie did not really understand what was going on.

When they left the place with the flowers, a long line of cars drove to a place with big rocks with people's names on them. There were lots of flags and a big hole in the ground.

Kelsie asked her mom if them men in the uniforms were going to bury the big box with the flag on it.

Kelsie's mom started crying again and Kelsie felt really bad.

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