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Philip Lindler was hundreds of miles away when his sons were born. The active duty U.S. Marine was stationed in North Carolina, and his wife Brittney had traveled to her hometown of Cleveland to be with her mother, Kriss, during pregnancy. The couple had been apart for three months when Brittney went into labor. On June 21, 2014 Christopher and Michael were born, eight weeks early.The tiny twins seemed healthy at first. They were admitted to the NICU until they could grow large enough to go home. Philip, still on base, looked forward to meeting his sons. However, at ten days old, an...