Marjon Rostami (The Virginian-Pilot): NORFOLK — From the crowd of families waiting early Saturday morning at Norfolk Naval Station, a pigtailed toddler in a polka-dotted dress kept breaking for the door to see if her father was home yet.
Her mother, Stephanie Beane, pulled her back. After months of waiting, it was almost time for the big surprise.
Savannah, 2-1/2, is full of energy, like most kids her age, even when she's operating on only two hours of sleep. Her hair had been meticulously pulled back in pigtails tied with white bows to match the bows on her ballet flats. Her pink polka-dotted nail polish complemented her dress.
"Stand here so Daddy can see you walk," her mother said. "You can walk to him when you see him."
When Chief Petty Officer Mike Beane left for Iraq seven months ago with Riverine Squadron 1, his daughter could not walk, and he didn't think she ever would.
-eddie
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