Pvt. Christian Rojas embraces his mother Carmen during a departure ceremony on January 4, 2011 in Fort Carson, Colorado. The 20-year-old medic was one of 80 members of the 928th Area Medical Support Company preparing to depart for a yearlong deployment to Aflghanistan. The doctors, nurses and medics, all from the Colorado National Guard, will treat sick and wounded American soldiers serving in the war zone. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)