In other news you probably haven't seen much of (unless you're in Indiana)

They always look so young. Heh. I look at pictures of young Lieutenant Donovan in Germany and wonder why anyone ever did what I told them. Oh, sure, the football player/wrestler physique might have had something to do with it... but man, that baby-face! (No, those pics will ne'er see the light of day in *this* space unless SWWBO figures out where I have them stashed).

U.S. Army Spc. Deryk Hutton carries his duffle bags after unloading them at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in Edinburgh, Ind., Dec. 13, 2007. More than 3,400 U.S. Army Soldiers from 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Indiana Army National Guard will take part in the state\'s largest deployment to Iraq. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika, U.S. Army.

Meanwhile, off in the Land of Pirates...

The merchant vessel Golden Nori refuels with dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) in the Gulf of Aden Dec. 13, 2007. Somalia-based pirates seized the Panamanian-flagged vessel Oct. 28, 2007, holding the 23-man crew hostage in Somali territorial waters until Dec. 12. Whidbey Island, as a part of coalition forces, is conducting maritime security operations to ensure security and safety in international waters so commercial shipping can operate freely. DoD photo by Seaman David Brown, U.S. Navy.