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Hailey Byers, 8, places her finger over the heart of her father, Sgt. Casy Byers, pictured while on deployment in the Iraq war in 2006. Hailey never met her dad, he was killed in action in Iraq. She is now being raised by her grandparents, Bill and Ann Byers. Many photographs around Hailey's home keep his memory vivid for her. (Christopher Gannon/The Register) -- des.m12xx_833rd - shot by Christopher Gannon/The Register on 11/14/13 in ,