The Home Front

Isaac and Joey's dad; Army Staff Sgt Brian Eisch is deployed to Afghanistan. Their mother is not in their lives. So for a year, while their dad is at war, the boys are forced to leave their home in upstate NY to go live with their uncle in Wautoma, WI. Without the stability of their only parent, the boys have to adapt to a new environment and new school during the length of the deployment, waiting for dad to get home safe.

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This story is part of the New York Times A YEAR AT WAR series, which documents an intimate portrait of the US military experience.

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