Army Ranger Capt. Robert Yllescas never came home after he deployed to Afghanistan. Julia Yllescas had a photographer edit an angelic visage of her father into her senior photos so that he could be with her during the most monumental moment of her life.
It's been"extremely, extremely" tough growing up without her father, Julia Yllescas tells CNN."It gets harder and harder every year."
Army Ranger Capt. Robert Yllescas never came home after he deployed to Afghanistan when Julia was 7 years old.As she started her last year of high school in Aurora, Nebraska, she had a photographer edit an angelic visage of her father into her senior photos so that he could be with her during the most monumental moment of her life.He'll be portrayed in an upcoming filmHer father was injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2008.
— Jake Tapper May 24, 2014 The photos struck a chordPhotographer Susanne Beckmann said she has taken photos of Julia since she was 9 years old.She posted the photos on Sunday night and they were an immediate sensation on Facebook."This was just supposed to be something special I was doing for one of my customers," Beckmann told CNN."I've never seen a reaction like this to my photos.
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