Members of the 56th Brigade Combat Team of the Texas National Guard stand in formation on the football field, January 1, 2005 in Waco, Texas. More than 30,000 family members of Texas National Guardsmen who are being deployed to Iraq, attended Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium for a farewell ceremony. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
Members of the 56th Brigade Combat Team of the Texas National Guard run onto the football field, January 1, 2005 in Waco, Texas. More than 30,000 family members of Texas National Guardsmen who are being deployed to Iraq, attended Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium for a farewell ceremony. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
Members of the 56th Brigade Combat Team of the Texas National Guard perform 'The Wave' during a farewell ceremony January 1, 2005 in Waco, Texas. More than 30,000 family members of the Texas National Guardsmen cheered on the soldiers at Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium for the farewell ceremony before being deployed to Iraq. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
Hanna Brown (C) waves a flag for her father, Col. James Brown, 56th Brigade Commander of the Texas National Guard, January 1, 2005 in Waco, Texas. More than 30,000 family members of Texas National Guardsmen who are being deployed to Iraq, attended Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium for a farewell ceremony. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
Daniel Pearson (C) cheers as he sees his father, 2nd Lt. John Pearson of the Texas National Guard on field along with his sisters, Kiley (L) and Tracy (R), January 1, 2005 in Waco, Texas. More than 30,000 family members of Texas National Guardsmen who are being deployed to Iraq, attended Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium for a farewell ceremony. REUTERS/Mike Theiler