Father and daughter reunite in Afghanistan

Photo By Sgt. April York | Command Sgt. Maj. Bobby Hagy, brigade command sergeant major of 528th Sustainment Brigade, and his daughter Pfc. Amanda Hagy, an imagery analyst with Company A, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, share a laugh during their reunion on Camp Nathan Smith, Dec. 6. The Hagys were reunited in Afghanistan when her father was on a battlefield circulation. “It’s freaking awesome that my Dad could come out here to see me,” Amanda said. “I feel blessed.”  

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN

12.08.2011

Story by Spc. April York 

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Deployments can be long and the work load can be overwhelming. The separation from friends and family makes it all the more difficult to adjust, but there are happy stories to be told. One such story is about a father and daughter reunion in Afghanistan.

Pfc. Amanda Hagy is an imagery analyst for 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo. and her father Bobby Hagy is the Command Sergeant Major for the 528th Sustainment Brigade out of Fort Bragg, N.C.

Amanda deployed to Afghanistan in May and works in the tactical operations center for her brigade. She had been deployed for about six months when her father was sent on a 30 day deployment to do battlefield circulation among many of the special operations groups under his leadership. Some of those groups were in Afghanistan.

“I knew that I was going to be near Amanda so when I got to Kandahar Airfield I put my feelers out to get over her way,” Bobby said. “My group on the ground got in contact with (2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.), and their executive officer said I could absolutely come down for a visit. They had a place for me to stay, so I decided to stop in for a couple of days.”

“It’s freaking awesome that my Dad could come out here to see me,” Amanda said. “I feel blessed.”

Amanda and Bobby got to spend a couple of days together and “it’s been great,” they both said. Amanda showed him around the post and more importantly they were able to share hugs and have face-to-face time with one another.

“Not many people get this opportunity to see their family members while they are deployed,” Amanda said. “It’s a nice morale boost having him here.”

“As a command sergeant major I can be pretty sensitive when it comes to my family,” Bobby said. “It’s been good to see her and if I could stay around here for the next six months to be deployed with her, I would.”

• Date Taken: 12.08.2011
• Date Posted: 12.08.2011 10:13
• Story ID: 81084
• Location: KANDAHAR, AF