There is a piolot, 20 years old, sitting on a camp bed at a base.
FLASHBACK
A young man, 21 years old standing outside a house. Rafe McCawley walks over to the lad.
"good luck son, i know your gonna make it.hmmm, i--im proud of you son"
"Thanks dad, i really needed to hear that."
Father and son embraced in a manly hug.
Danny moved to his mother and 10 year old little sister.
"i'll be back soon mama, i promise to write to you guys" he hugged his mother and gave her a kiss.
"You keep safe, you hear me?" she asked pointing a finger at him.
"i will" he answered back bending down to his little sister.
"You look after mum and dad for me, ok squirt"
"kay DeDe, i love you" and she threw herself in his arms.
"I love you too baby girl, look after yourself" he said turning to Danny and Sandra.
"Well i guess this is goodbye" he said to his Aunt and Uncle.
"No it's not goodbye, it's just a--a see yoou later" Danny said giving Danny a hug.
" bye Aunt Sand, i'll see yopu soon." He said giving her a hug and a kiss.
"You keep yourself safe out there okay!" She said letting go of him
He turned to the Lads that were going with him, He was fortunate most of the did not have family, although Euan did, his father was in Pearl Harbour with His Father and Uncle Danny and his mother had been a nurse with his mother and Aunt Sandra.
They had all said there goodbyes.
"Okay guys lets go, we have some traning to do" Danny said moving towards the van that had just pulled up.
he quickly turned around, he was looking for her, the one person he wanted there, and she wasnt.
"Come on D, we got to go" Lt. Jimmy Cortez said to his friend as he climbed in the van last.
"Yeah Im coming" Danny said with one more glance back. and the van left all the familly members standing there.
END FLASHBACK
He touched a photo he was holding, it was of Nicole Walker.
"I miss you Nic" he said as a tear fell from his eye
He quickly brushed the tear away as his fellow soldiers came walking in to their barracks, he quickly but carefully hid the picture of his best friend.