[Hartford, May 19. Image via AP.]

After National Guard Specialist Leydi Mendoza spent 10 months in Iraq, her almost two-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, barely recognized her. So Elizabeth's father and Mendoza's ex, Daniel Llares seriously curtailed the 22-year-old mom's visitation privileges, out of concern for the child.

[Moreno Valley, California; August 11. Image via Getty]