A military-civilian divide

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Sonia Graves-Rivers holds grandson Alessio, 6 months, last September at Ft. Bragg as son Staff Sgt. Jovano Graves and grandaughter Aysabey, 4, look on.

Stephanie Badwound, center rear, with children Sydney, center, and Bailey at a Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at Ft. Bragg last year. The children’s father, Stephanie’s husband, was away serving in the Army.

Spc. Aaron Schade holds his 3-month-old twin sons for the first time in July 2014 as he kisses his wife, Amanda, after returning home from seven months in Afghanistan.

The American flag is raised at 6:30 a.m. last Sept. 11, part of the daily routine at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Sonia Graves-Rivers has been in the service for over three decades. In addition to coming from a long line of service members, she married a military man.

Soldiers go through routine weapons practice last September at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Members of the 82nd Airborne color guard prepare at Ft. Bragg, N.C., for a ceremony on the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Spc. Aaron Schade is greeted by his dogs last July upon his return home from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Amanda and Spc. Aaron Schade load infant twins Ben and Bruce into the family car for the drive home from Pope Field, N.C., after Spc. Schade’s return last July.

Soldiers including Spc. Aaron Schade, center left, wait at Pope Field in North Carolina to see their families after returning from deployment in July 2014.