SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Christina Hamel receives the American flag during a Sept. 11 retreat ceremony for members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at a forward-deployed location. The base honor guard completed the ceremony, which preceded a Sept. 11 memorial service at the base's theater. Sergeant Hamel is deployed from the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Natalia DaSilva)
