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My Life As A Military Wife: My Husband Just Returned From Afghanistan

My Life As A Military Wife: My Husband's Deployed In Afghanistan
By · May 13, 2012October 28, 2020
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Meant to Be

Kwame is an Army Commander in the 571st Sapper Company and his lovely wife Danielle Baynes-Boateng shared some of their family photos with ESSENCE.

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We Do!

Danielle and Kwame on their wedding day.

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Wedded Bliss

Another magic moment from the happy couple’s “I dos”.

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A Perfect Match

Danielle and Kwame met during a high school summer program and became friends, but it wasn’t until their social circles overlapped in college that they truly began to see sparks fly.

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Proud Parents

Kwame and Danielle with a newborn baby Payton.

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Happy Memories

“You always make sure you say the things you want to say and you do the things you want to do so you’re heart and mind are filled with all the great memories,” says Danielle.

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Our Time Together

“You have to really take advantage of your time together because when you spend so much time apart you don’t want to have any regrets,” says Danielle. “Especially when your spouse is in a war zone. There’s always this lingering fear that he won’t come home, so when he is there, you do a lot.”

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Man On A Mission

Commander Kwame with other members of the 571st Sapper Company.

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Happy Homecoming

Danielle and Kwame Boateng and their daughter Payton during a happy homecoming.

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Just Like Us

We see a little of mommy and daddy in Payton, don’t you?

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Big Honors

Danielle accepts an award for her FRG work while her husband Kwame is deployed.

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Passing The Time

“When Kwame is away, I just stay really busy and really active,” says Danielle.“It helps the time go buy more quickly and help keep your mind off of worry and doubt.”

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Fun In the Sun

Another relaxing moment for the happy family of three — reunited and loving it.

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Getting Away From It All

The lovebirds make it a point to take blissful family vacations together when Kwame returns from deployments.

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Quality Time

“When Kwame comes home we have a lot of family around because his family always flies out,” says Danielle. “We go out to dinner and he usually chooses some sort of steak house. He usually takes a two-week block of vacation. We go on vacation somewhere and just enjoy having him home.”

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Family First

Danielle knows what matters most in life — she doesn’t miss a moment with her two favorite people.

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Reunited and It Feels So Good

Payton spends quality time with her father Kwame, who just returned from Afghanistan.

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