it turns see her father, angela davis has the story. >> did you miss me? >> yeah. >> air force reserve tech sergeant nathan dahl is showing his soft side after spending months in kuwait, providing security at an air base. his daughter, aryanna, described how his absence often made her sad. >> when i got home from school, i started crying. >> because he wasn't there each day? >> i knew when i could call them and when i couldn't. i tried to facetim bit, so we could see each other. >> letters and cards in the mail were a treat. that's why tech sergeant dahl also visited aryanna's classroom at falcon ridge elementary. >> they had sent me birthday cards back o in october, and i just took a picture with one of our vehicles and kind of holding the flag and said thank you to them. >> the dahls also have a 10-month-old baby boy. hunter was a newborn last summer. >> he was tiny, and now he's like a little mini giant, so, moving around. grabbing stuff. >> as she packed up her things, aryanna was looking forward to going home side. her mom was happy, too. >> it was em