California National Guard Soldiers Return Home From Iraq

MORENO VALLEY, CA - AUGUST 11: Specialist Kelli Roberts hugs her husband David Roberts, seven-year-old daughter Kaylenn and three-year-old Cayden upon return from her second tour as soldiers of the California National Guard's 1st Battalion, 185th Armored Regiment return from a yearlong combat tour in Iraq at March Air Reserve Base on August 11, 2009 near Moreno Valley, California. More than 800 National Guard soldiers are returning from the deployment statewide. The soldiers went on more than 2,000 patrols and provided security on more than 1.7 million miles of convoy while in Iraq. They were augmenting the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, based in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)