0:00:23 > 0:00:25He's a bomb disposal expert and he disposes of bombs.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31On Remembrance Day, you remember all the soldiers that died
0:00:31 > 0:00:32and my dad won't die.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39What happened was, he was disarming a bomb
0:00:39 > 0:00:42and then the bomb actually went off.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Taya is six and lives on an army base.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Her dad is a soldier serving overseas.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Ergh! Gross!
0:01:53 > 0:01:57She's looking forward to Halloween, but always thinks about Dad,
0:01:57 > 0:01:58who will be home in a few weeks' time.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- Can you take a picture of it for Daddy?- OK.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Looks good. I think that's the best one.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Taya makes sure Dad doesn't miss anything
0:02:10 > 0:02:12by sending him photos and drawings.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18This is, erm... This is my dad,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22and this is my uncle. My uncle's a bit shorter than my dad.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28And they've got different colour belts and they both wear green.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Taya misses her dad and her uncle, who are both abroad in the army.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Taya's dad is 25 and is an engineer, which means as well as duties
0:02:37 > 0:02:40as a soldier, he helps build bridges and roads.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42He trained as an electrician.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Being a soldier is really good,
0:02:45 > 0:02:50because you go on, like, all courses and get fit and stuff.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57My uncle was right after my dad.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01He joined after, but my dad is further than him,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04because he joined first.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10And they're playing a game of shoot bullets.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13And this says, "Dad and my Uncle Ryan."
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Taya understands what it means to be in the army and the sacrifices
0:03:17 > 0:03:18you have to make.
0:03:18 > 0:03:25Well, being in the army, you really, like, help people build bridges
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and build walls and stuff.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30But you can't see your wife for the whole day,
0:03:30 > 0:03:35or perhaps for a long time. For me, it's really sad,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37because I miss my dad.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40But...
0:03:40 > 0:03:44he's going to be back soon. Five weeks.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50There are over 175,000 children whose mums and dads work
0:03:50 > 0:03:52as part of the armed services -
0:03:52 > 0:03:55the army, the navy and the air force.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Callum lives with his two sisters in Portsmouth.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04His dad is a navy diver, dealing with underwater explosives,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06but now clears bombs in Afghanistan.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11He's a bomb disposal expert
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and he disposes of bombs, like, with his metal detector.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17They detect them and look for people who have been digging.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23He uses a robot and they dispose of it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Callum's parents are divorced,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29so Callum is the man of the house and is a big support to his mum.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Do you want to get the milk out and some drinks?
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Callum misses his dad and saves all the pictures that he sends him.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50He's managed to get a first-hand view of his working day.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55That's my dad and he's disposing of a bomb by cutting wires and stuff.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01He's got chest armour and then he's got some thick shoes,
0:05:01 > 0:05:02gloves and a hat.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Callum is keen on sports and has recently taken up fencing.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08He thinks the protective wear is similar
0:05:08 > 0:05:11to Dad's bomb disposal uniform.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16It's all thick clothing, so it doesn't hurt you, if you get hit.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22The helmet's hard, like his helmet is.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24And he's got a glove.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30So when you have this outfit on, do you think you feel
0:05:30 > 0:05:33a bit like the way Dad feels when he's in the desert?
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Yeah, because it makes you hot and you start sweating after a while.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Callum's dad comes home to Portsmouth to see him
0:05:42 > 0:05:43as often as he can.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46When he's abroad, he writes up to four times a week.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Just down on there will do.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55For children whose dads don't come back,
0:05:55 > 0:05:59dealing with life without a parent can be a long, hard struggle.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Aiden lives here with his mum and brother Ben.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Ooh, big strong boy!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- I want to tell Mummy.- What?
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- Ow. Do you want one?- Yeah!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18'I'm Aiden and I'm ten.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22'My baby brother lives in a house with me and my mum.'
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Do you want the bits in it?- Yeah.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31'Ben is sometimes argumental.'
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Other times playful.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37'And other times sad.'
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Choo-choo!
0:06:39 > 0:06:43'It's sometimes good to have a baby brother,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45'because he can sometimes make you...'
0:06:46 > 0:06:48..cry.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51What do you want to do, Ben?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Do you want to cuddle Aiden?- Yeah.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Two years ago, Aiden's life changed for ever,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01when he got the news about Dad no family ever wants to hear.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Can I have a kissy?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05'Well, my mum was crying and then I was crying,'
0:07:05 > 0:07:10not as much as her. Then when my nan walked through the door.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13She was shocked, so she just shouted, "He's dead!"
0:07:13 > 0:07:20I was crying, so then I went over to my friend's, Hannah's,
0:07:20 > 0:07:25over the road, opposite us, but now she's moved for quite a long time.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30And then, and then...
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Yeah, so...
0:07:33 > 0:07:35It was quite a sad day.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43'What happened was, he was disarming a bomb'
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and then the bomb actually went off.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50It's very, very sad.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55He tried to do his best and he loved his job,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and then he tried to do it, but in the end he couldn't, so...
0:07:58 > 0:08:01It just went too fast for him.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15For Callum and Jade, the half-term is a good time to have
0:08:15 > 0:08:17some family days out, whatever the weather.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Dad might not be around for these days out,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25but Callum and sister Jade do keep in touch
0:08:25 > 0:08:28and, using a unique post system for service families,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30make sure he's kept up-to-date on everything.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35For all the children, staying in touch is vital.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38There are these Blueys that you get from the Post Office, they're free,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41and you write in them, but you can't put anything in there,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45you just have to write and then send it off to his address.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50You've got three sections to write on,
0:08:50 > 0:08:56and on the back, you write their name, where they are,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00so that will be Camp Bastion and it's delivered by air.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04I think it's photocopied, so it's not handwritten.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10And...then you...
0:09:10 > 0:09:16close it and put it in the normal postbox.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19I'd write what I'd been doing for the week,
0:09:19 > 0:09:24cos I normally did one every week, and, um...
0:09:24 > 0:09:25what he's been doing.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27It's not as easy for Dad to make contact
0:09:27 > 0:09:29as it is for Callum and Jade.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31He has limited access to e-mails.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34There's e-mail, sort of...
0:09:34 > 0:09:38that you can send him stuff, but he doesn't go on there that much.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43They've got a phone, you can phone people, but it never works.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47I don't know about a mobile. I think there's no signal there.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Taya makes sure she keeps in touch any way she can.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Dad has been away for four of the last ten months.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Sometimes, he comes in on the computer.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Sometimes he texts us, and sometimes he calls us,
0:10:02 > 0:10:06so...that's how we stay in touch.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12We send a picture of me in a Halloween costume,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15and the pumpkin that we did earlier.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19So...that's what we do.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Although Callum keeps in touch, via the internet and Dad's photos,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Jade worries when he is away.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27She says she doesn't really talk to you much about it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- Why do you think that is? - I don't know.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34She's like...um...I don't know.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35She's quite quiet, isn't she?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Yeah. Keeps stuff to herself.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42So do you worry about the kind of work that Dad does?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Hmm...a little bit.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Tell me what kind of worries you have.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Um...
0:10:48 > 0:10:50he might die.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Do you worry about Dad when he's doing that sort of thing?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00No, not really, because he's not on the front line.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05He's, like, back, cos he disposes of bombs,
0:11:05 > 0:11:10so he's not in contact that much with them.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Callum is reassured by Dad's photos and, like all the children,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17he uses pictures to help imagine what it must be like
0:11:17 > 0:11:18in the heat of the desert.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22That's my dad and he's disposing of a bomb
0:11:22 > 0:11:25and he's got a metal detector,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29which I think he uses to find a bomb in the sand.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33This one is... That's Dad.
0:11:33 > 0:11:40And then that's a dog and he barks to say that there's a bomb there.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04For Taya, writing letters and making drawings
0:12:04 > 0:12:07helps her feel closer to Dad.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09She tries to send something every day.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13"You are my best dad,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17"cos you're my...
0:12:17 > 0:12:20"Royal Engineer."
0:12:25 > 0:12:30"To Daddy, sorry I upset you. Love, Taya."
0:12:30 > 0:12:33And then on the back, there's a nice picture.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Had you been a naughty girl when you wrote that one?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Um...yeah. I sometimes get sent to my room.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Aiden looked forward to Dad coming home.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51He enjoyed days out and playing football in the garden.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54When it was close to him coming back, like,
0:12:54 > 0:12:5840 or 50 days, or more,
0:12:58 > 0:13:03I would draw a chart and cross out the days as they went by.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07And then I would make a cake for him for when he came back.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13And then I would want to organise a party.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Yeah.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Sometimes Dad would be away for so long
0:13:17 > 0:13:19that he looked different when he came home.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23I didn't recognise him, cos he had a big moustache
0:13:23 > 0:13:27and my mum and me were just sitting there laughing.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32She wouldn't kiss him and then I went up and kissed him
0:13:32 > 0:13:34and it felt really hairy.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40Then me, Ben and Dad had a photo.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48But there can also be surprises for the dads when they come home.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Taya has lost a tooth.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It came out, but it came out in...
0:13:52 > 0:13:54It came out in my mouth.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- Was it loose anyway?- Mmm.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59And everyone was screaming and I was trying not to swallow it.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04I've got my tooth that came out...
0:14:06 > 0:14:07..there.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Really a wiggly, wobbly one.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- There it is.- Wow. This isn't part of your Halloween costume, is it?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17No.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20And what else is in the bag? Because you've got a treat there.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24She left a pound and it's still in there.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27So are you going to look after your teeth
0:14:27 > 0:14:28- when the new ones come in?- Yeah.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40How long has it been now that Dad's not been here?
0:14:40 > 0:14:45Um... It's been two years and...
0:14:45 > 0:14:47five days.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52Aiden still remembers Dad, but in a different way.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54We don't celebrate his birthday too much.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59We just write him letters
0:14:59 > 0:15:02and then we put them by his ashes...
0:15:02 > 0:15:06when he was meant to come back.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Yeah.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Dad was only 40 when he died and Ben was just a baby.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16He understands that he isn't coming back.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20He understands that...
0:15:20 > 0:15:23it's good to just cry and that.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28- Do you worry about Ben being sad when he grows up?- Yeah.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34Cos, then, if he wants to join a football team,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37if at weekends he wants to practise,
0:15:37 > 0:15:43and I've moved out of the house and I live somewhere else,
0:15:43 > 0:15:44he won't have anywhere to...
0:15:44 > 0:15:46he won't have anyone to train him.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01When it first happened, did you ever think you'd feel OK again?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04No.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I felt like I'd be sad for the rest of my life.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Yeah.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22There's Daddy and Mummy.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23I'm in a tank.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Oh, wow, that's you in a tank? Show me that again.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29How unusual. How many little girls get to go in a tank?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32And you're driving it, as well!
0:16:32 > 0:16:33SHE GIGGLES
0:16:33 > 0:16:37When I did that, I would not let go of my uncle.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43I was crying and crying, cos I didn't want him to be in the army.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45He was in training. I was crying and crying,
0:16:45 > 0:16:49they had to pull me away from him. I didn't want to get away.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Taya is already thinking about a job in the future
0:16:54 > 0:16:56that can keep her closer to Dad.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Can't choose. I love my dad so much.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04And I like animals so much, too.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Well, being a vet in the army, cos you can...
0:17:08 > 0:17:12They can have vet people that are in the army.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15My dad saw a cat
0:17:15 > 0:17:19and it was running through the desert, so, like,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22a vet, they need a vet.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25So I'm thinking about being a vet.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26- Green face?- Yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30But while Dad's away, Taya gets on with her life
0:17:30 > 0:17:32and is looking forward to Halloween.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36'Tell me what's special about today and why it's a bit spooky.'
0:17:36 > 0:17:39'Halloween! Well,'
0:17:39 > 0:17:43you act different, because it's Halloween,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47you act scary. If you were a witch, like I am,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- you'd act like a witch.- How are you going to look like a witch?
0:17:50 > 0:17:55Well, you can try and make... paint some blood
0:17:55 > 0:18:00and the fake nails and the fake eyelashes.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04But what if Mum's scared? Mum might see you and think, "Oooh!"
0:18:04 > 0:18:07I'd go, "Mum, it's me, Taya."
0:18:07 > 0:18:13If she doesn't know - well, what are we going to do?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Taya is not the only one having a day out.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30Aiden's having a day out in London.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33He's not alone having lost his dad.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37This event is organised by the Forces Children's Trust,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39who help children that have lost a parent
0:18:39 > 0:18:41while serving with the Armed Forces.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48There was a surprise in store.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Mum and Aiden got to meet a very special guest.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53We met the Prime Minister.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58We have. They were just going to catch him on the way out to the car
0:18:58 > 0:19:01after Question Time, but he wanted us all to go to his office.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02So we went up to his office.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05We've seen that many people, it's been brilliant.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07What do you think of meeting the Prime Minister?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09It was wicked.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20When soldiers go to war there are big risks,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22but their sacrifice is always remembered.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24During his 17 years of service,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Aiden's dad received medals from the Queen.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29But after he died,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Aiden and Mum went to Buckingham Palace to collect another.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36'The first time, when I went with my dad'
0:19:36 > 0:19:38it was really cool.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42But we were on the edge. We were quite far away.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Then the next time, we were in a private place
0:19:46 > 0:19:52and then she gave my mum the George Medal bar.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58And then, I shook her hand.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Aiden also has his own personal reminders of Dad.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03My dad brought me this
0:20:03 > 0:20:05back from Afghan.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08What does it say on it?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11It says Aiden on it.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12It says my name.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- So you always have that, as something to remember?- Yeah.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21But this year, Aiden will be remembering his dad
0:20:21 > 0:20:23in a much more public way.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24He will attend Remembrance Day
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and join other soldiers and relatives in London.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Aiden and his mum will head one of the marches.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53It's a doggy.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55There's the doggy's shadow.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58There's Daddy driving a jeep.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01There's a helicopter.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03And there's a road.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08There's some mountains, with some snow on the top.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Sometimes it's hard for Aiden's friends
0:21:24 > 0:21:27to understand what he's going through.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28They feel sorry for me
0:21:28 > 0:21:33but sometimes they don't really get how I feel.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38They don't understand how I feel when I'm upset.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42And then they don't feel how I feel when I'm just acting normal.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44They don't get me sometimes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Sometimes they feel awkward about asking,
0:21:48 > 0:21:53but then most of time they're like, "What's wrong? Are you OK?"
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Yeah.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01'It shows they do care about me.'
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Yeah.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Music was a big part of Dad's life.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08And Aiden has taken up Dad's guitar.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12'I think I take it off my dad because he was musical.'
0:22:18 > 0:22:23Every day, he came back when he was here for his R&R
0:22:23 > 0:22:27and when he was off duty,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31'he would play the guitar and sing along to it.'
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Did you have a favourite song?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41I liked all of them.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43Yeah.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Aiden's learnt a lot over the last two years
0:22:54 > 0:22:58and can offer advice to other children in the same position.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02If you need to cry just cry, cos everybody will understand.
0:23:02 > 0:23:09Just let your feelings out. Yeah.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13How's today been?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15It's been a happy day.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Every year, Remembrance Day gives families and friends of soldiers
0:23:20 > 0:23:22the chance to remember them
0:23:22 > 0:23:25and let the world know about their sacrifice.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29The Cenotaph service has been a major event for the last 90 years.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31I'm joined here by Toni O'Donnell,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34whose husband, Warrant Officer Gary O'Donnell,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37was killed just two years ago in Afghanistan in Helmand.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41He diffused more than 50 bombs, didn't he, in his time?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Yeah, he was very busy over there.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46On his second tour, he was extremely busy, yeah.
0:23:46 > 0:23:53How important are days like this for families to see, I suppose,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55the mark of respect that the public are giving
0:23:55 > 0:23:57and the memories the public are giving?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01It's overwhelming, really, to see everybody out watching the parade,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04being a part of the parade. It makes you very proud.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09And he was awarded the George Medal, wasn't he, not just once, but twice?
0:24:09 > 0:24:13The first time in 26 years that somebody was given that.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16You're wearing them. This is your son, Aiden. Which one is it?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- It's this one.- That one there.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21That is the George Medal, with the bar across the top,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23meaning that he was awarded it twice.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27And it's very important as well for you to be here today? Tell me why.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31It gives me a chance to show how proud I am of my dad.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36I bet he would have been very proud of you, to see you here today.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39NEWSREADER: Toni O'Donnell, who we heard from
0:24:39 > 0:24:41a moment ago, and her son.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Aiden marching very proud at the front.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54APPLAUSE
0:25:08 > 0:25:09Taya is still waiting for Dad
0:25:09 > 0:25:12and hopes to see him in a couple of weeks, when he comes home.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15This is me and Dad on another walk.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20And I like the colours. That's me and Daddy.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24This is Daddy, what he sleeps in.
0:25:24 > 0:25:30Daddy's just opening his eyes, just cos he had a bad dream,
0:25:30 > 0:25:32and he's dozing off again.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34This is me and Daddy.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38When we go for a walk, we sometimes go through fields.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45I like this picture a lot.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Oh, I've found some binoculars. Now I can see closer.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Taya is aware that Dad's job brings its own risks.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17She knows that sometimes soldiers sacrifice their lives
0:26:17 > 0:26:19and it is important to remember them.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27Well, I understand that, on Remembrance Day,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29you remember all the soldiers that died
0:26:29 > 0:26:31and my dad won't die.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37He says all the time he would not die.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Cos I always worry.
0:26:39 > 0:26:46And then Mummy tells him when he comes back home from work each day,
0:26:46 > 0:26:52and he says, "Don't worry about me.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55"I'll be fine."
0:26:55 > 0:26:57But I don't really believe him.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02What I see in the news is, like, every single day a soldier dies.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05And I just hope it's not my dad.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Cos I love my dad.
0:27:11 > 0:27:19Finally, after months of waiting,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Taya's dad is coming home.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Whee! Merry Christmas.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25TAYA CHUCKLES
0:27:25 > 0:27:27This is a Christmas that she will never forget.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Rollerblades!
0:27:32 > 0:27:36How excited would you say you were, on a scale of one to ten, that Daddy's back?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Hmm...ten! No, 100!