Praying for this guy....

In less than 24 hours my brother-in-law will leave to serve our country in Afghanistan for a seven month deployment with the US Marine Corp.  Please pray for his safety while he is gone and that time will pass quickly for him.   Also, please pray for his beautiful wife, Briana and his darling son, Mason as this is going to be extremely difficult for them.  It breaks my heart to know that Dan will miss his son's first Christmas, his first birthday, and possibly his first steps, and that Briana will be parenting alone.  Please lift them up in your prayers, and thank not only him, but all of the servicemen and women (and their families) who sacrifice so much for our freedom.