Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg looks on during his training at the Arden Hills Army National Guard training site in Arden Hills, Minn., Saturday, April 5, 2008.
Patient Allen Holm, right, is treated by Dr. Joseph Burns, center, at a hospital in Fargo, N.D., Wednesday, April 2, 2008. The North Dakota emergency room doctor participated in a daylong clinic on the outskirts of Qaryat al Majarrah in Iraq.
Veterans and volunteers hold U.S. flags during a June 14, 2008, memorial service in Bloomington for Minnesota National Guard soldiers who were killed in Iraq.
Army Spc. Seth Goehring poses for a portrait outside his home in Crookston, Minn., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. Goehring served in Iraq for 15 months. He and his wife, Alicia, were married by proxy. She was in Montana, he was in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg wears a Combat Infantryman's badge and a Combat Action badge during his training at Arden Hills Army National Guard training site in Arden Hills, Minn., Saturday, April 5, 2008.
Col. David Elicerio looks on as he attends a June 14, 2008, memorial service in Bloomington for Minnesota National Guard soldiers who were killed in Iraq. Elicerio carries 21 dog tags in his pocket. They are replicas of the ones worn by each soldier lost in the 1st Brigade Combat Team. Nine are from members of the Minnesota National Guard.
Sgt. 1st Class Janelle Johnson looks downward during an interview with a reporter from The Associated Press at the Cottage Grove National Guard Armory in Cottage Grove, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. Johnson served in Iraq for 16 months. Her daughters, Emily and Elizabeth, were 6 months and 4 years old, respectively, when she was deployed.
Sgt. 1st Class Cassandra Houston, right, and her son Josh, a high school senior, joke around during a parade in Cottage Grove, Minn., Saturday, June 14, 2008. Houston, a medic, worked in the intensive care unit in Balad, Iraq. Iraq has given her a new sense of direction. Now a nursing student, she wants to do humanitarian work and travel, maybe work for a group such as Doctors Without Borders.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg, center, poses for a group photo with family members and relatives during a family fun night in Columbia Heights, Minn., Tuesday, June 10, 2008.
Army Spc. Seth Goehring holds his son, Kolton, at his home in Crookston, Minn., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. Goehring served in Iraq for 15 months. He and his wife, Alicia, were married by proxy. She was in Montana, he was in Iraq.
Emily Johnson, Sgt. Janelle Johnson's younger daughter, tries on her mother's boots as Janelle prepares dinner at their home in Cushing, Minn., Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Sgt. Johnson served in Iraq for 16 months. Her daughters, Emily and Elizabeth, were 6 months and 4 years old, respectively, when she was deployed.
Sgt. 1st Class Janelle Johnson walks past a giant U.S. flag at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn., Thursday, April 3, 2008. Johnson served in Iraq for 16 months.
Dr. Joseph Burns, center, talks to nurses while organizing paperwork at a hospital in Fargo, N.D., Wednesday, April 2, 2008. The North Dakota emergency room doctor participated in a daylong clinic on the outskirts of Qaryat al Majarrah in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg aims a handgun during a drill at Arden Hills Army National Guard training site in Arden Hills, Minn., Sunday, April 6, 2008.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg poses for a portrait at the Arden Hills Army National Guard training site in Arden Hills, Minn., Saturday, April 5, 2008. Malmberg was awarded the Silver Star for heroism stemming from a January 27, 2007, firefight in Iraq. It's the first time since World War II that a member of the Minnesota National Guard member has received this honor.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg aims a rifle during his weekend drill at the Minneapolis National Guard Armory in Minneapolis.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg, top center, shares a laugh with his sister, Jessica Kimpton, during a family fun night in Columbia Heights, Minn., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg sits in his apartment in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg, left, shares a laugh with fellow National Guardsmen at the Arden Hills Army National Guard training site in Arden Hills, Minn., Saturday, April 5, 2008.
A photo of Sgt. 1st Class Janelle Johnson, taken in 1998 when she joined the Minnesota Army National Guard, is seen on the front of a refrigerator in Cushing, Minn., Thursday, April 3, 2008. Johnson served in Iraq for 16 months. Her daughters, Emily and Elizabeth, were 6 months and 4 years old, respectively, when she was deployed.
Sgt. 1st Class Janelle Johnson sits in a truck at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn.
Sgt. John Kriesel wears a bracelet honoring his three friends who died in two roadside bomb attacks, while resting at his home in Cottage Grove, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. Kriesel lost both of his legs in a roadside bomb attack while patrolling near Fallujah, Iraq in December 2006.
Sgt. John Kriesel hugs his son, Broden, 5, while fishing on White Bear Lake in White Bear Lake, Minn.,
Dr. Joseph Burns treats a patient in the emergency room at a hospital in Fargo, N.D., Wednesday, April 2, 2008. The North Dakota emergency room doctor participated in a daylong clinic on the outskirts of Qaryat al Majarrah in Iraq.
Sgt. John Kriesel comforts his son, Broden, 5, outside a mall in Roseville, Minn. Kriesel lost both of his legs in a roadside bomb attack while patrolling near Fallujah, Iraq, in December 2006. Kriesel's story is one of many told in "The Long Haul," a series about a Minnesota National Guard unit by Associated Press writer Sharon Cohen and featured at LJWorld.com.
Sgt. J.R. Salzman, a five time world log rolling champion, opens a bottle of orange juice with his prosthetic arm in Menomonie, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. Salzman lost his right arm when his Humvee was hit by EFP, an explosively formed penetrator, while leading a fuel tanker convoy back to the Tallil Air Base, in Iraq.
Army Spc. Seth Goehring rubs the back of his son, Kolton's head, at his home in Crookston, Minn., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. Seth Goehring and his wife, Alicia, were married by proxy. She was in Montana, he was in Iraq.
A bench made by friends of Staff Sgt. Joshua Hanson, who was killed in Iraq, sits on the porch of the Hanson's home in Dent, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. Nearly two years have passed since Hanson's death, but his parents Robert Hanson and Kathy say they sometimes still expect him to call or walk into the house.
The Fallen Heroes Memorial honoring 10 Minnesota soldiers who were killed in Iraq is unveiled at the Bloomington National Guard Armory in Bloomington, Minn., Saturday, June 14, 2008.
Sgt. John Kriesel, left, gives his son, Elijah, 6, a goodnight kiss in Cottage Grove, Minn., Monday, April 7, 2008. John's younger son, Broden, 5, foreground, lies on the bed. Kriesel lost both of his legs in a roadside bomb attack while patrolling near Fallujah, Iraq in December 2006.
gt. 1st Class Janelle Johnson, left, and her daughter, Elizabeth, chat as they walk along the hallway at Dr. Knight Elementary School in Randall, Minn., Thursday, April 3, 2008. Johnson served in Iraq for 16 months. Her daughters, Emily and Elizabeth, were 6 months and 4 years old, respectively, when she was deployed.
Sgt. 1st Class Janelle Johnson, center, chats with fellow Minnesota National Guardsmen at a diner outside Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn., Friday, April 4, 2008. Johnson served in Iraq for 16 months. Her daughters, Emily and Elizabeth, were 6 months and 4 years old, respectively, when she was deployed.
Sgt. Janelle Johnson, center, goes for a walk with her husband Chad, and two daughters, Elizabeth, right, and Emily in Cushing, Minn., Thursday, April 3, 2008. Johnson served in Iraq for 16 months
Sgt. 1st Class Janelle Johnson, left, plays baseball with her daughter, Elizabeth, 7, at their home in Cushing, Minn.
The Fallen Heroes Memorial honoring 10 Minnesota soldiers who were killed in Iraq is unveiled at the Bloomington National Guard Armory in Bloomington, Minn.
Col. David Elicerio shows 21 dog tags that he keeps in his pocket at a June 14, 2008, memorial service in Bloomington for Minnesota National Guard soldiers who were killed in Iraq. The dog tags are replicas of the ones worn by each soldier lost in the 1st Brigade Combat Team. Nine are from members of the Minnesota National Guard.
Sgt. John Kriesel and his son, Broden, 5, leave a mall after buying a birthday present for John's wife, Katie, in Roseville, Minn., Monday, April 7, 2008. Kriesel lost both of his legs in a roadside bomb attack while patrolling near Fallujah, Iraq in December 2006.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg, reflected in glass, looks at his Silver Star medal in his apartment in St. Paul, Minn.
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg, right, and his mother, Teri Walen, chat at a family fun night in Columbia Heights, Minn.
Sgt. John Kriesel, right, talks to his wife, Katie, at their home in Cottage Grove, Minn., Monday, April 7, 2008. Kriesel lost both of his legs in a roadside bomb attack while patrolling near Fallujah, Iraq in December 2006.
Sgt. John Kriesel's Purple Heart is shown at his home in Cottage Grove, Minn., Monday, April 7, 2008. Kriesel lost both of his legs in a roadside bomb attack while patrolling near Fallujah, Iraq in December 2006.
Sgt. John Kriesel wears prosthetic legs while resting at his home in Cottage Grove, Minn.
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