Master Sgt. Christofer Galbadores, 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron security forces training and logistics superintendent at Travis Air Force Base, California, mourns the loss of his mother. Losing his mother tested Galbadores’s faith and his perspective on life. “Physically and mentally, recovery was rough,” he said. “During that journey I lost sight of a few things, but I did learn that sometimes you really have to know darkness to appreciate the light.” (Courtesy Photo Illustration)