Hey Buddy,

Sergeant Techera and his wife had a baby boy! He was born less than 11 months after his dad was involved in the helicopter crash with you, so I guess he’s considered a “deployment baby”. I finally got to meet him. It’s hard to remember you being this small, but what I do remember is how much I loved being your mom and how much I loved raising you. You brought me joy from the first day I met you, and that joy never stopped and never will. I wonder if there will be other Jacobs. I’m guessing there will be considering how much everyone loved you and how much everyone always will.