mentally strong, to be able to go toe to toe with some of the men. >> ellen and roger had chosen a soldier's life, and that meant a marriage full of separations. roger even miss the birth of his son tristan. >> it was unbelievable, as soon as i came back i stepped off the bus and she held him and said, this is your son. >> it was really a great moment, it really was. i just held her and held him at the same time. >> they see a good? that >> he was. he would bring him up to visit and, you know, they would play, and he seemed very happy being a dad. >> when triston was for, the family was stationed at fort bliss in el paso, texas, and it was lin who got called away. >> lynn found out she had to deploy to saudi arabia. >> you are going with her?