Master Sgt. Bryan Kiele, left, poses with a U.S. flag at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 11, 2012 while his son, Airman 1st Class Tyler Kiele poses with the same flag Dec. 18, 2012 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Kiele has kept the flag with him on five deployments. This is his last deployment, during which he passed the flag off to his son, who is on his first deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)