Indiana National Guard Sgt. Charles Nale of Muncie

Indiana National Guard Sgt. Charles Nale of Muncie tries to kiss his daughter Zoey at a reception ceremony in Indianapolis on Nov. 5, 2008. Nale, along with a little more than 50 other 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers, returned from a nine-month long deployment to Iraq. During the brigade's deployment, it supported security missions, aerial reconnaissance missions, presence patrols, convoy escorts, and high-profile reconstruction efforts to the Iraqi economy. The brigade's Iraqi deployment marked the largest Indiana Guard deployment since World War II.