A marine witnessed the birth of his son all the way from Iraq!

Cpl. Lance Long was able to be involved in the happy event with the use of a webcam. He and his wife, Chanda, had the ability to see and speak to each other for four hours before the birth of baby Klutch Lee Long.

Chanda said that the webcam was the next best thing to having her husband there with her.

Long is scheduled to return from deployment in April.

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