Natrona County Fire Department Captain Tom Goering packs food boxes at the Salvation Army on Wednesday afternoon. Mail-in donations to the Salvation Army have been down the last three years. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
In this May 7, 2009 file photo, Rep. John McHugh R-N.Y., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. A White House official says President Barack Obama will nominate McHugh as secretary of the Army, adding to Obama's growing ranks of appointments from the opposition party. McHugh is accompanied by Rep Peter King, R-N.Y. left, and House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)
James Edwards, 16, a volunteer, grabs a backpack to give to a fifth grader during the Salvation Army's backpack give away, packed with the basic essentials for the upcoming school year. Photo by TIM KUPSICK, Star-Tribune.
Graphic shows annual totals of the Salvation Army's Red Kettle holiday fundraising since
Graphic shows annual totals of the Salvation Army's Red Kettle holiday fundraising since
Bolingbrook firefighters salute as the hearse carrying Army Pfc Michael Pearson passes Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook Il., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Pearson was a shooting victim at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Bolingbrook firefighters salute as the hearse carrying Army Pfc Michael Pearson passes Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook Il., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Pearson was a shooting victim at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Bolingbrook firefighters salute as the hearse carrying Army Pfc Michael Pearson passes Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook Il., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Pearson was a shooting victim at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Children watch as Afghan National Army soldiers, front, and a U.S. Army soldier, back, patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Children watch as Afghan National Army soldiers, front, and a U.S. Army soldier, back, patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Children watch as Afghan National Army soldiers, front, and a U.S. Army soldier, back, patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Children watch as Afghan National Army soldiers, front, and a U.S. Army soldier, back, patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Captain William Patton swears David Sowers into the Wyoming Army National Guard's 960th Alpha Co. on Wednesday morning at the Wyoming Veterans Museum. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
This undated self-portrait provided by Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson shows Spc. Hutchinson and her son, Kamani. Hutchinson is an Army cook and single mother based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. who could face criminal charges after she refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying she had no family able to care for her child. (AP Photo/Alexis Hutchinson) NO SALES
This undated self-portrait provided by Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson shows Spc. Hutchinson and her son, Kamani. Hutchinson is an Army cook and single mother based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. who could face criminal charges after she refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying she had no family able to care for her child. (AP Photo/Alexis Hutchinson) NO SALES
This undated self-portrait provided by Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson shows Spc. Hutchinson and her son, Kamani. Hutchinson is an Army cook and single mother based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. who could face criminal charges after she refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying she had no family able to care for her child. (AP Photo/Alexis Hutchinson) NO SALES
This undated self-portrait provided by Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson shows Spc. Hutchinson and her son, Kamani. Hutchinson is an Army cook and single mother based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. who could face criminal charges after she refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying she had no family able to care for her child. (AP Photo/Alexis Hutchinson) NO SALES
An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Zorn on Tuesday at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Zorn, of Wright, died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Steve Ruark/AP)
Pakistani army troops patrol after a suicide bombing outside a judicial complex in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. A suicide bomber killed over a dozen people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Pakistani army troops patrol after a suicide bombing outside a judicial complex in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. A suicide bomber killed over a dozen people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Pakistani army troops patrol after a suicide bombing outside a judicial complex in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. A suicide bomber killed over a dozen people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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