Wilford Hall medics depart for Iraq
Lt. Col. Rajul Vaishnani hugs his wife, Sonia, and son, Samir, as he prepares to deploy for four months to Iraq Jan. 9 in the Wilford Hall parking lot in San Antonio. Colonel Vaishnani also leaves behind Samir's twin sister, Sonya, and his newborn son, Kadin. Colonel Vaishnani is an anesthesiologist with the 59th Surgical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ruth Stanley)