He has never complained

Klay, Konnor and Kylie Abele.

My husband Klay Matthew Abele is a Sergeant E-5 in the US Army Reserves from the 363rd Military Police unit out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He is almost 23 yrs old, his birthday we will miss while he is overseas, is December 31.

Before he was activated, Klay was a film student at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh where he studied Digital Media Production. He was an outstanding student, with drive and ambition.

After classes he was also a devoted father to our 10 month old son Konnor, whom he adores! On a side note, Klay will miss all of the firsts a normal family would get to experience; he will miss Konnor's first steps and first crawls, Konnor's first birthday and also our first wedding anniversary. Aside from his family life, he is an adventurous soldier and has never complained about his commitment in the Reserves. As a child he was always playing with GI Joe's. And now, he lives out his childhood dream as a soldier.

He is also a HUGE fan to the 2009 6-time Super-bowl Champs Pittsburgh Steelers & the 2009 Stanley Cup Winners Pittsburgh Penguins.

Although their unit has just deployed, we continue to miss him more and more with each day. We pray every day that our soldier & the rest of all the men and woman serving our country, return safely to their loved ones.

- Kylie Abele

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