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Sgt. Henry L. Freisner, Recruiting Substation Burnsville, and Capt. Jason H. Quehl present Luke G. Ritter, an 18-year-old senior, with the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship following New Prague High School's Scholarship and Honors Night May 25. Ritter's parents, Julie and Mark, were among the dozens of local residents who attended the ceremony. Freisner, 25, from Granby, Mo., enlisted Ritter into the Delayed Entry Program on June 1, 2010. He will be attending the University of Minnesota in the Fall.

Sgt. Henry L. Freisner, Recruiting Substation Burnsville, and Capt. Jason H. Quehl present Luke G. Ritter, an 18-year-old senior, with the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship following New Prague High School's Scholarship and Honors Night May 25. Ritter's parents, Julie and Mark, were among the dozens of local residents who attended the ceremony. Freisner, 25, from Granby, Mo., enlisted Ritter into the Delayed Entry Program on June 1, 2010. He will be attending the University of Minnesota in the Fall.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin (center) and his fellow Marines look over his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin (center) and his fellow Marines look over his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

Photo by Cpl. David Rogers

Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin looks over his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin looks over his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

Photo by Cpl. David Rogers

Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin stands in the bedroom of his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin stands in the bedroom of his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

Photo by Cpl. David Rogers

Marines of Recruiting Station Kansas City patch up a fellow Marine's roof May 23 after a tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo. the night before.

Marines of Recruiting Station Kansas City patch up a fellow Marine's roof May 23 after a tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo. the night before.

Photo by Cpl. David Rogers

Maj. Thomas McGee finds a ladder among debris so that he and others can begin patching one of his Marine's roof May 23 after it was damaged by a tornado that ripped through Joplin the night before. McGee is the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Kansas City.

Maj. Thomas McGee finds a ladder among debris so that he and others can begin patching one of his Marine's roof May 23 after it was damaged by a tornado that ripped through Joplin the night before. McGee is the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Kansas City.

Photo by Cpl. David Rogers

Recruiting Substation Woodbury's Staff Sgt. Scott B. Cole, 29, from Prior Lake, Minn., lunges for Staff Sgt. Jeremy G. Johnson during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Johnson, 28, from Purvis, Miss., is a military entrance processing station liaison in Minneapolis. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Recruiting Substation Woodbury's Staff Sgt. Scott B. Cole, 29, from Prior Lake, Minn., lunges for Staff Sgt. Jeremy G. Johnson during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Johnson, 28, from Purvis, Miss., is a military entrance processing station liaison in Minneapolis. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Lance Cpl. James M. Pinales, 23, from St. Louis, tries to slow down Sgt. Brandon C. Stott, Recruiting Substation Coon Rapids, until one of his teammates can catch up during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Stott is a 26-year-old Palm Beach, Fla., native. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Lance Cpl. James M. Pinales, 23, from St. Louis, tries to slow down Sgt. Brandon C. Stott, Recruiting Substation Coon Rapids, until one of his teammates can catch up during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Stott is a 26-year-old Palm Beach, Fla., native. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Staff Sgt. David M. Simons, Recruiting Substation Bismarck, tries to warn Staff Sgt. Chad A. Irwin, Recruiting Substation Eau Claire, before Staff Sgt. Larry C. Kemp, Recruiting Station Twin Cities logistics chief, arrives and stops the play during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Irwin, 30, is from Sioux City, Iowa, and Kemp is a 34-year-old Flint, Mich., native. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Staff Sgt. David M. Simons, Recruiting Substation Bismarck, tries to warn Staff Sgt. Chad A. Irwin, Recruiting Substation Eau Claire, before Staff Sgt. Larry C. Kemp, Recruiting Station Twin Cities logistics chief, arrives and stops the play during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Irwin, 30, is from Sioux City, Iowa, and Kemp is a 34-year-old Flint, Mich., native. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Sgt. Jonathan B. Ebsen, Recruiting Substation Sioux Falls, collides with Master Sgt. Timothy W. Allen, Recruiting Substation Fargo, during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Ebsen, 26, is from Milbank, S.D. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Sgt. Jonathan B. Ebsen, Recruiting Substation Sioux Falls, collides with Master Sgt. Timothy W. Allen, Recruiting Substation Fargo, during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Ebsen, 26, is from Milbank, S.D. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Staff Sgt. Gary L. McCoy, Recruiting Substation St. Cloud, watches Sgt. Nicholas K. Metcalf, Recruiting Substation Eau Claire, drive toward an open lane during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. McCoy is 25-year-old Tulelake, Calif., native and Metcalf, 25, is from Kenyon, Minn. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Staff Sgt. Gary L. McCoy, Recruiting Substation St. Cloud, watches Sgt. Nicholas K. Metcalf, Recruiting Substation Eau Claire, drive toward an open lane during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. McCoy is 25-year-old Tulelake, Calif., native and Metcalf, 25, is from Kenyon, Minn. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Recruiting Sub-station Fort Wayne North, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., poses for a photo as the first place winners with Maj. Lance Langfeldt, commanding officer, RS Indianapolis, at the end of the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Recruiting Sub-station Fort Wayne North, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., poses for a photo as the first place winners with Maj. Lance Langfeldt, commanding officer, RS Indianapolis, at the end of the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Photo by Sgt. Jose Nava

Enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., pull on a rope for the tug-o-war portion of the State Wide competion May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., pull on a rope for the tug-o-war portion of the State Wide competion May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Photo by Sgt. Jose Nava

SSgt. Jonas Johnson, drill instructor, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, speaks to the enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis about what to expect during recruit training at the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

SSgt. Jonas Johnson, drill instructor, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, speaks to the enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis about what to expect during recruit training at the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Photo by Sgt. Jose Nava

Enlistees from Recruiting Sub-station Valparaiso, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., adjust their spacing in a formation as part of the mentorship class that the enlistees received at the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Enlistees from Recruiting Sub-station Valparaiso, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., adjust their spacing in a formation as part of the mentorship class that the enlistees received at the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Photo by Sgt. Jose Nava

Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., enlistees prepare to execute ammunition can lifts as part of the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., enlistees prepare to execute ammunition can lifts as part of the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Photo by Sgt. Jose Nava

Enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., start their mile and a half run during the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., start their mile and a half run during the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Photo by Sgt. Jose Nava

Maj. Lance Langfeldt, commanding officer, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., offers encouraging words to the enlistees of RS Indianapolis before they begin the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Maj. Lance Langfeldt, commanding officer, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., offers encouraging words to the enlistees of RS Indianapolis before they begin the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

Photo by Sgt. Jose Nava

Gunnery Sgt. Ferass Ahmad, Recruiting Substation Roseville, accepts the championship trophy for best office from Recruiting Station Twin Cities Sgt. Maj. James Kirkland, 44, from Mendota Heights, Minn., during the RS Twin Cities mini boot camp awards ceremony May 8. Ahmad, 31, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Roseville office. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Gunnery Sgt. Ferass Ahmad, Recruiting Substation Roseville, accepts the championship trophy for best office from Recruiting Station Twin Cities Sgt. Maj. James Kirkland, 44, from Mendota Heights, Minn., during the RS Twin Cities mini boot camp awards ceremony May 8. Ahmad, 31, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Roseville office. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Katie Erwin, an 18-year-old senior at Owatonna High School, receives the Recruiting Substation Mankato Gung-Ho Poolee Award from Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski, a 35-year-old Liberty, Mo., native. Erwin, the only woman out of 38 people from the Mankato office who attended mini boot camp, ships off to Parris Island, S.C., on July 11.

Katie Erwin, an 18-year-old senior at Owatonna High School, receives the Recruiting Substation Mankato Gung-Ho Poolee Award from Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski, a 35-year-old Liberty, Mo., native. Erwin, the only woman out of 38 people from the Mankato office who attended mini boot camp, ships off to Parris Island, S.C., on July 11.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

Sgt. Henry L. Freisner, Recruiting Substation Burnsville, and Capt. Jason H. Quehl present Luke G. Ritter, an 18-year-old senior, with the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship following New Prague High School's Scholarship and Honors Night May 25. Ritter's parents, Julie and Mark, were among the dozens of local residents who attended the ceremony. Freisner, 25, from Granby, Mo., enlisted Ritter into the Delayed Entry Program on June 1, 2010. He will be attending the University of Minnesota in the Fall.

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Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin (center) and his fellow Marines look over his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

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Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin looks over his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

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Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin stands in the bedroom of his family's home in Joplin, Mo. May 23 after it's destruction by a tornado the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter at Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City.

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Marines of Recruiting Station Kansas City patch up a fellow Marine's roof May 23 after a tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo. the night before.

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Maj. Thomas McGee finds a ladder among debris so that he and others can begin patching one of his Marine's roof May 23 after it was damaged by a tornado that ripped through Joplin the night before. McGee is the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Kansas City.

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Recruiting Substation Woodbury's Staff Sgt. Scott B. Cole, 29, from Prior Lake, Minn., lunges for Staff Sgt. Jeremy G. Johnson during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Johnson, 28, from Purvis, Miss., is a military entrance processing station liaison in Minneapolis. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Lance Cpl. James M. Pinales, 23, from St. Louis, tries to slow down Sgt. Brandon C. Stott, Recruiting Substation Coon Rapids, until one of his teammates can catch up during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Stott is a 26-year-old Palm Beach, Fla., native. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Staff Sgt. David M. Simons, Recruiting Substation Bismarck, tries to warn Staff Sgt. Chad A. Irwin, Recruiting Substation Eau Claire, before Staff Sgt. Larry C. Kemp, Recruiting Station Twin Cities logistics chief, arrives and stops the play during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Irwin, 30, is from Sioux City, Iowa, and Kemp is a 34-year-old Flint, Mich., native. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Sgt. Jonathan B. Ebsen, Recruiting Substation Sioux Falls, collides with Master Sgt. Timothy W. Allen, Recruiting Substation Fargo, during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. Ebsen, 26, is from Milbank, S.D. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Staff Sgt. Gary L. McCoy, Recruiting Substation St. Cloud, watches Sgt. Nicholas K. Metcalf, Recruiting Substation Eau Claire, drive toward an open lane during the Recruiting Station Twin Cities Flag Football Tournament May 20. McCoy is 25-year-old Tulelake, Calif., native and Metcalf, 25, is from Kenyon, Minn. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Recruiting Sub-station Fort Wayne North, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., poses for a photo as the first place winners with Maj. Lance Langfeldt, commanding officer, RS Indianapolis, at the end of the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

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Enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., pull on a rope for the tug-o-war portion of the State Wide competion May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

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SSgt. Jonas Johnson, drill instructor, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, speaks to the enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis about what to expect during recruit training at the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

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Enlistees from Recruiting Sub-station Valparaiso, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., adjust their spacing in a formation as part of the mentorship class that the enlistees received at the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

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Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., enlistees prepare to execute ammunition can lifts as part of the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

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Enlistees from Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., start their mile and a half run during the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

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Maj. Lance Langfeldt, commanding officer, Recruiting Station Indianapolis, Ind., offers encouraging words to the enlistees of RS Indianapolis before they begin the State Wide, May 14, 2011. The State Wide is a annual competition between the sub-stations of RS Indianapolis.

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Gunnery Sgt. Ferass Ahmad, Recruiting Substation Roseville, accepts the championship trophy for best office from Recruiting Station Twin Cities Sgt. Maj. James Kirkland, 44, from Mendota Heights, Minn., during the RS Twin Cities mini boot camp awards ceremony May 8. Ahmad, 31, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Roseville office. For additional imagery from the event, visit www.facebook.com/rstwincities.

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Katie Erwin, an 18-year-old senior at Owatonna High School, receives the Recruiting Substation Mankato Gung-Ho Poolee Award from Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski, a 35-year-old Liberty, Mo., native. Erwin, the only woman out of 38 people from the Mankato office who attended mini boot camp, ships off to Parris Island, S.C., on July 11.

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