Deployed Marine... Why doesn't my pavilion dv6 6135 dv recognize my integrated camera?

I have tried Device Manager look for hardware with no luck.  I am deployed in Afghanistan and would like to be able to video chat with my family. 

Webcams are very fragile and go out fairly frequently. I had mine go out recently on an HP laptop I own and had to send it in for service since I did not want to void the warranty but from where you are I have to think that is less of a concern. The cam is a very small part and not too expensive...I see them on ebay for under $10. Do you have somebody there who could do the replacement or do you think you can do it? That would be the easiest and cheapest way to fix it. I would be happy to buy the cam for you and send it to a military address and I can also provide installation instructions. It is certainly no harder than field stripping your weapon.  I do think you should exhaust tech support and they can actually remote into your laptop and check and see if maybe there is a less drastic option but in my experience if the webcam disappears from device manager the webcam circuit board is dead.
Thanks for your service.

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