[Kathy in Alaska]

Photographer Lauren Greenfield was in Parris Island, S.C., on Oct. 22, 2002, when she captured the image of this woman Marine recruit during boot camp. About 2,000 female recruits pass through the Parris Island boot camp every year. Photo by Rudi Williams

Army Cpl. Eric Wilson photographed 2-year-old Samuel Edwards holding onto to his dad, Sgt. 1st Class Norman Edwards, in Vilseck, Germany. Edwards and his wife, Sgt. 1st Class Benita Edwards, are stationed in Vilseck together. Photo by Rudi Williams

[Kathy in Alaska]

Tom Stoddart went to Grafenwoer, Germany, to take this picture of Army Spc. Carlos Melvin, a combat engineer wearing temporary staff sergeant's stripes as part of a leadership course for noncommissioned officers. Melvin is holding the folded American flag after it was lowered at the end of the work day. Photo by Rudi Williams

Photographer Bruce Dale took this picture of Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Brumbaugh of the USS Crommelin saying goodbye to his wife, Elaina, before the ship set sail for a six-month deployment. Dale quoted Elaina as saying, "I was not ready to face the first of six months' worth of mornings without my husband. Photo by Rudi Williams

"It's wonderful to see what these wonderful men and women look like on an average day as they're doing their jobs," Army Gen. Tommy Franks said after thumbing through the new book, "A Day in the Life of the United States Armed Forces." Franks, head of U.S. Central Command, led the coalition against Iraqi forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Rudi Williams