This is my fiancee, Heather, and I after her graduation from U.S. Navy basic training in Great Lakes, IL. We have only just begun this journey, and the next 6 years will be difficult; full of Skype dates, lonely nights thousands of miles apart, and rare weekends together. But our relationship is forged in the fires of tribulation, and therefore strong. I love this woman with my entire being, she is truly my other half.