(FOX40.COM) — Briana Shires and her son are no strangers to spending the holidays without their “third partner in crime,” 42-year-old Robert Shires.
In the early 2000s, Robert deployed twice to Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division and the Third Infantry Division.
“The first time he was in, he was a mechanic,” Briana recalls. “The second time he was in, he wanted to do something high-speed, so he was a fire support specialist.”…